Legal services
The legal services listed on this page can provide free legal help, including information, referrals, legal education, advice, casework and representation services.
The legal services listed on this page can provide free legal help, including information, referrals, legal education, advice, casework and representation services.
Click on the headings for more information about the kind of help that each type of service can provide.
Community legal centres are independent, not-for-profit community-based organisations. They provide free legal help, including information, referrals, legal education, advice, casework and representation services, to hundreds of thousands of people across Australia each year.
Your local Community Legal Centre can provide you with options for accessing free legal help.
To find your local centre, visit: https://clcs.org.au/legal-help/
JobWatch is an independent, not-for-profit employment rights community legal centre that supports workers in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania with their rights at work.
- Phone (Melbourne Metro): (03) 9662 1933
- Phone (regional Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania): 1800 331 617
- Website: https://jobwatch.org.au/
Legal aid commissions can provide a range of services, including information, legal advice and representation in courts and tribunals. There is a legal aid commission in each state and territory and you can check whether you are eligible to access their services by contacting your relevant state or territory body:
Australian Capital Territory
- Phone: 1300 654 314
- Website: https://www.legalaidact.org.au/
New South Wales
- Phone (Law Access): 1300 888 529
- Website: https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/ways-to-get-help/legal-advice
Northern Territory
- Phone: 1800 019 343
- Website: https://www.legalaid.nt.gov.au/need-help/
Queensland
- Phone: 1300 651 188
- Website: https://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/Get-legal-help
South Australia
- Phone: 1300 366 424
- Website: https://lsc.sa.gov.au/contact
Tasmania
- Phone: 1300 366 611
- Website: https://www.legalaid.tas.gov.au/need-help/?
Victoria
- Phone: 1300 792 387
- Website: https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/
Western Australia
- Phone: 1300 650 579
- Website: https://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/get-legal-help
Women’s Legal Services provide legal information, advice and representation, social work, financial counselling and other supports for women. There are 13 specialist Women's Legal Services across Australia.
Australian Capital Territory
- Phone: (02) 6257 4377 or 1800 634 669
- Website: https://wlc.org.au/
New South Wales
- Phone: (02) 8745 6900
- Website: https://www.wlsnsw.org.au/
Wirringa Baiya Legal Service (Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre)
- Phone: (02) 9569 3847 or 1800 686 587
- Website: https://www.wirringabaiya.org.au/
Northern Territory
Central Australian Women's Legal Service
- Phone: (08) 8952 4055 or 1800 684 055
- Website: https://cawls.org.au/
Katherine Women's Information and Legal Service
- Phone: (08) 8972 1712 or 1800 620 108
- Website: https://www.kwils.com.au/
- Phone: (08) 8982 3000 or 1800 234 441
- Website: https://tewls.org.au/
Queensland
Women's Legal Service Queensland
- Phone (Queensland): 1800 957 957
- Phone (rural, regional and remote): 1800 457 117
- Website: https://wlsq.org.au/
North Queensland Women’s Legal Service
- Phone: 1800 244 504
- Phone (Townsville): (07) 4772 5400
- Phone (Cairns): (07) 4033 5825
- Website: https://www.nqwls.com.au/
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women’s Legal & Advocacy Service
- Phone: (07) 4721 6007 or 1800 082 600
- Website: https://www.atsiwlsnq.org.au/
South Australia
Women’s Legal Service (SA) Inc
- Phone: (08) 8231 8929 or 1800 816 349
- Website: https://www.wlssa.org.au/
Tasmania
Women’s Legal Service Tasmania
- Phone (legal advice): 1800 682 468
- Phone (administration enquiries): 03 6231 9466
- Website: https://womenslegaltas.org.au/
Victoria
Women's Legal Service Victoria
- Phone (metro Melbourne): (03) 8622 0600
- Phone (regional): 1800 133 302
- Website: https://www.womenslegal.org.au/
Western Australia
- Phone: (08) 9272 8800 or 1800 625 122
- Website: https://www.wlswa.org.au/
Working Women's Centres provide information, advocacy, support and advice to women on work related issues in the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia.
Northern Territory
- Website: https://www.ntwwc.com.au/
- Phone: 1800 817 055
- Phone (Alice Springs office): (08) 8952 5255
- Phone (Darwin office): (08) 8981 0655
- Email: admin@ntwwc.com.au
Queensland
- Website: https://brq.org.au/working-women-qld/
- Phone: 1800 621 458
- Email: brq@brq.org.au
South Australia
- Website: https://wwcsa.org.au/
- Phone: (08) 8410 6499
- Email: reception@wwc.org.au
The following services provide free legal assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on a range of issues including employment, discrimination and human rights:
Australia Capital Territory
- Phone: 1800 787 529 or (02) 6218 7900
- Website: https://canberracommunitylaw.org.au/
New South Wales
Wirringa Baiya – Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre
- Phone: 1800 686 587
- Website: https://www.wirringabaiya.org.au/
Northern Territory:
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
- Phone: 1800 898 251
- Website: http://www.naaja.org.au/
Queensland
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld)
- Phone: 1800 012 255
- Website: https://www.atsils.org.au/
First Nations Women's Legal Services Queensland
- Phone: 1800 082 600
- Website: https://www.atsiwlsnq.org.au/
Victoria
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
- Phone: 1800 064 865
- Website: https://www.vals.org.au/
South Australia
Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement
- Phone: 1800 643 222
- Website: https://www.alrm.org.au/
Tasmania
Tasmania Aboriginal Legal Service
- Phone: 1800 595 162
- Website: https://tals.net.au/
Western Australia
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Limited
- Phone: 1800 019 900
- Website: https://www.als.org.au/
National (peak body)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
- Website: https://www.natsils.org.au/
The following services provide free legal assistance to persons with disability, including on disability discrimination and human rights matters:
Australian Capital Territory
- Phone: 1800 787 529 or (02) 6218 7900
- Website: https://canberracommunitylaw.org.au/
New South Wales
Australian Centre for Disability Law
- Phone: 1800 800 708
- Website: https://disabilitylaw.org.au/
Northern Territory
Darwin Community Legal Service
- Phone: 1800 812 953 or (08) 8982 1111
- Website: https://www.dcls.org.au/
Queensland
Cairns Community Legal Centre Inc
- Phone: 1800 062 608 or (07) 4031 7688
- Website: https://www.cclc.org.au/
- Phone: 1800 358 511 or (07) 3847 5532
- Website: https://brq.org.au/
South Australia
- Phone: 1300 860 529
- Website: https://www.clcsa.org.au/
Tasmania
Launceston Community Legal Centre
- Phone: 1800 066 019 or (03) 6334 1577
- Website: https://www.lclc.net.au/
Victoria
Disability Discrimination Legal Service
- Phone: 03 9654 8644
- Website: http://ddlsaustralia.org/
Western Australia
Sussex Street Community Law Service
- Phone: (08) 6253 9500
- Website: http://www.sscls.asn.au/
The following services provide free legal assistance to LGBTIQ+ peoples, including on employment, discrimination and human rights matters:
New South Wales
- Phone: 0466 724 979
- Website: https://www.iclc.org.au/
Queensland
- Phone: (07) 3124 7160
- Website: https://lgbtilegalservice.org.au/
Victoria
- Phone: (03) 7037 3208
- Website: https://lgbtilegalservice.org.au/
National
- Phone: (02) 9067 6510
- Phone (SA, NSA, TAS, QLD, NT, ACT): 1800 950 570
- Website: https://yla.org.au/contact-us/
Australian Capital Territory
- Phone: (02) 6225 8104
- Website: https://youngworkerscbr.org.au/
Victoria
- Phone: 1800 714 754
- Website: https://www.youngworkers.org.au/