Note: The NWJC does not provide legal advice or legal
representation.
The links below will take you to lists of different kinds of
legal services. If you are looking for private legal representation you can use the Yellow Pages and
look under 'solicitors' or 'lawyers'. The online Yellow Pages listing are not as complete
as the hard copy.
Most of the services you can access from the links which follow
provide free initial legal advice and most provide advice by telephone as well as by
appointment.
Women's Legal Services
Community Legal Centres [Austlii]
Legal Aid Commissions
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Aid Services
Law Societies
If you are looking for information on the internet about a
particular kind of legal problem, try the Legal Aid Commission web site
for the state or territory you are in. Most of the Legal Aid Commissions have legal
information on a range of topics on their site. Remember however, that the law which
applies in your case might be particular to the state or territory in which you live. For
example this applies to domestic violence restraining orders, defacto relationships, same
sex relationships, criminal injuries compensation, child welfare law (children in need of
care), tenancy, the majority of charged criminal matters, mental health, workers
compensation and wills.
Family law
Family Court of Australia web site
http://www.familycourt.gov.au
The site has detailed information about court processes, 'how to' information and
information about dispute resolution services. There are links to relevant legislation,
decided cases and links to the web sites of other key agencies eg. the Child
Support Agency.
Young people and the law
Law Stuff - National Children's Youth Law Centre
http://www.lawstuff.org.au
The site contains information for young people about rights and responsibilities
under the law. The site is divided by state and territory and to start with you should
choose the state or territory in which you reside. In some cases the law which applies to
your problem may not be that of the state or territory in which you reside. After reading
the information on the site you can follow up and ask questions by email using the
facility on the Law Stuff site.
Discrimination (including sex discrimination) and
human rights
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
http://www.hreoc.gov.au
The site contains information about discrimination and human rights issues, how to
make a complaint and links to key bodies.