| LawAccess NSW | From the website: “LawAccess NSW is a free service providing a single point of access to legal and related assistance services in New South Wales. Our main job is to help our customers to find the information and services that are best able to assist with legal problems and questions”. | LawAccess NSW
PO Box 620
PARRAMATTA
NSW 2124 | Tel 1300 888 529
Fax (02) 8833 3101
TTY 1300 889 529
Translating and Interpreter Service: 131 450 (ask interpreter to contact LawAccess on your behalf)
Web: http://www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au/ |
| The Law Society of NSW - Solicitor Referral Service | The telephone service provides basic legal information and pre-recorded information on common legal problems. The Service can refer callers to private law firms practising in a particular area of law in a location convenient to the caller, and to firms with solicitors or staff who speak community languages. | 170 Phillip St
SYDNEY
NSW 2000 | Tel (02) 9926 0300 or
1800 422 713 for rural clients
Email:
cad@lawsocnsw.asn.au
Web:
http://www.lawsociety.com.au/page.asp?partID=6729 |
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| Albury Wodonga Community Legal Service | A community legal centre with a catchment area covering North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina of New South Wales. | 29 Stanley St WODONGA
VIC 3690 | Tel (02) 6056 8210
Fax (02) 6022 8099
Email:
cls@umfc.com.au
Web: http://www.liv.asn.au/public/finda/clc/clc-Albury.html |
| Blue Mountains Community Legal Centre Inc | A non-profit community organization set up to assist people in the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Bathurst areas to access legal services. The website information says “We are not a legal aid office, and although we receive funding from the Federal and State governments, we are not run by either government” | 4 Station Street KATOOMBA
NSW 2780 | Tel (02) 4782 4155
Web: http://www.lisp.com.au/~bmclc/ |
| Campbelltown Legal Centre | An independent community organisation. The Legal Centre provides free legal advice and assistance for the local community. | 4 Broughton St or
PO Box 798, CAMPBELLTOWN NSW 2560 | Tel (02) 4628 2042
Fax (02) 4628 0771
Email: Campbelltown_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au
Web: http://campbelltownclc.fl.asn.au/ |
| Central Coast Legal Centre | Provides legal advice, information, referral and in some instances representation. Advises on family law, criminal law, domestic violence, credit and debt, youth law, discrimination and other civil matters. Telephone and face to face advice by appointment. | P.O. Box 246 WYONG
NSW 2259 | Tel (02) 4353 4988
Fax. (02) 4353 4680
Email: Central_Coast_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au |
| Community Justice Centres | Community Justice Centres provide free mediation and conflict management services to help people resolve disputes. Funded by the NSW Government as part of the NSW Attorney General's Department, services are confidential, voluntary, timely and easy to use. Services are provided throughout New South Wales. Matters suitable for mediation are family and neighbour disputes, some workplace disputes and financial disputes. | CLCs Directorate (Head office):
Level 8, Goodsell Building, 8-12 Chifley Square
SYDNEY
NSW 2000 | For details of your nearest CJC:
Tel (02) 9228 7455
Fax (02) 9228 7456
Email:
cjc_info@agd.nsw.gov.au
Or determine the nearest Centre via:
Web:
www.cjc.nsw.gov.au |
| Western NSW Community Legal Centre Inc. | Provides free legal advice, referral, some casework and community legal education to people living in the Orana and Western region of NSW. This is done by telephone and face-to-face appointments and with regular outreach visits across the region. | PO BOX 1493
DUBBO
NSW 2830 | Tel (02) 6884 9422
Tel 1800 655 927 (toll free)
Fax (02) 6884 9397
Email:
western_nsw@fcl.fl.asn.au |
| Environmental Defenders Office [NSW] | The EDO is a non-profit, non-government community legal centre that helps individuals, community groups and environment organisations to protect the natural and built environment. The EDO provides free initial legal advice by telephone, but is only able to represent people where the matter involves public interest issues (rather than impacts on private interests, such as a person’s own property); and important environmental values (such as threatened species, pollution or native vegetation). | EDO NSW (Sydney)
Level 1
89 York Street,
SYDNEY 2000
EDO Northern Rivers
PO Box 212
Lismore
NSW 2480 | Tel (02) 9262 6989
Fax (02) 9262 6998
1800 626 239 Environmental Law Line for rural clients
Tel 1300 369 791
Email:
edonsw@edo.org.au
Web:
http://www.edo.org.au/edonsw |
| Hawkesbury Nepean Community Legal Centre | Centre offers free legal advice and advocacy to people in the Hawkesbury/Penrith area, including a generalist advice service covering most areas of law. | 13 Bosworth Street
RICHMOND
NSW 2753 | Tel (02) 4588 5618
Fax (02) 4588 5671
Email: Hawkesbury_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au |
| Hunter Community Legal Centre | Provides free legal advice and referral for people in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, the Upper and Lower Hunter, and Great Lakes district. | PO Box 84 NEWCASTLE
NSW 2300
Outreach clinics from various areas. | Tel: 02 4926 3329 or toll free: 1800 650 073 (rural callers)
TTY: 02 4927 8908
Fax: 02 4929 7996
Email:
Hunter_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au |
| Illawarra Legal Centre | Provides free legal and related information, advice and representation to residents of the Illawarra Region and some surrounding areas. | 7 Greene Street or PO Box 139, WARRAWONG
NSW 2502 | Tel (02) 4276 1939
Fax (02) 4276 1978
TTY (02) 4274 6956
Email:
Illawarra_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au |
| Inner City Legal Centre | Provides referrals and assistance to people who live and/or work in the inner city and surrounding areas. | Level 2, Room 31-32, 94 Oxford St DARLINGHURST NSW 2010 | Tel (02) 9332 1966
Fax (02) 9360 5941
Email:
inner_city@fcl.fl.asn.au |
| Kingsford Legal Centre | Provides free legal service for Randwick/ Botany (LGA) residents unable to afford a private solicitor. | 11 Rainbow St KINGSFORD
NSW 2032 | Tel (02) 9398 6366
TTY (02) 9314 6430
Fax (02) 9399 6683
Email:
legal@unsw.edu.au
Web: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/centres/klc |
| Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre | Book for a twenty minute appointment with a solicitor for free legal advice on a range of matters including credit/debt, family law, criminal matters, motor vehicles, wills and small business. | 16-18 Fitzroy St KIRRIBILLI
NSW 2061 | Tel (02) 9922 4428
Fax (02) 9956 7562
Web:
http://www.kncsydney.org/index.php?content=community.html - legal |
| Legal Aid Commission | The Legal Aid Commission provides a free legal advice service at all Legal Aid offices. From the website: “To get free face-to-face legal advice just call your closest Legal Aid office and make an appointment to see a lawyer. Legal advice is not means tested and you do not need to apply for a grant of legal aid to get free legal advice. Advice is usually limited to about 15 minutes so our lawyers can see as many people as possible. If you need an interpreter, we can provide one for free”. | Head office:
323 Castlereagh St SYDNEY
NSW 2000
Branch Offices in various suburbs | Tel (02) 9219 5000
TTY (02) 9219 5700
Fax (02) 9219 5935
Web:
http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=1 |
| Legal Information Access Centre | LIAC is a state-wide service providing free access to information about the law through the State Library and NSW public libraries, including Public Library LIACs. | State Library of NSW
Macquarie St
SYDNEY 2000 | Tel (02) 9273 1558
Fax (02) 9273 1250
Email:
liac@sl.nsw.gvo.au
”Send LIAC your enquiry by email. Make sure you tell us your name, your contact phone number, and where you live. We might be able to recommend other good legal services in your area.”
Web:
http://liac.sl.nsw.gov.au/advice/ |
| Manly Community Centre | Local solicitors provide a free legal service coordinated by the NSW Law Society. The service operates from 6.00pm to 8.00pm each Thursday and the third Saturday of every month from 10.00am to 12 Noon. No appointment is necessary. | 12 Wentworth St MANLY
NSW 2095 | Tel: (02) 9977 1066
Fax: (02) 9977 6810
Email:
Manly Community Centre Inc.
Web:
http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Page.asp?z=3&c=46&p=123 |
| Marrickville Legal Centre | Provides free legal advice and assistance to individuals and community organisations in the inner west area of Sydney. | 338 Illawarra Rd MARRICKVILLE
NSW 2204 | Tel (02) 9559 2899
Fax. (02) 9558 5213
Email:
mlc@fl.asn.au
Web:
www.mlc.asn.au |
| Mt Druitt and Area Community Legal Centre Inc. | Provides free legal advice, casework and referral to people who live in the Blacktown local government area and the East Ward of the Penrith local government area. | PO Box 93
Rooty Hill
NSW 2766 | Tel (02) 9675 2009
Fax (02) 9675 2110
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| North and North West Community Legal Service | Free legal service for the New England and Nth West region. Provides information, advice and referral. Outreach Services in the region including Moree, Glen Innes, Inverell & Gunnedah. | 129 Rusden St ARMIDALE
NSW 2350 | Tel (02) 6772 8100 or Toll free
1800 687 687
Fax (02) 6772 8107
Email:
North_NW_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au
Web:
nwls@northnet.com.au |
| Northern Beaches Neighbourhood Service | The Centre provides legal advice and assistance to residents of the Northern beaches of Sydney. | 30 Howard Ave
DEE WHY
NSW 2099 | Tel: (02) 9982 3044
Fax: (02) 9981 2839 |
| Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre | The Centre provides free legal advice for residents within the Northern Rivers region from Grafton to Tweed Heads. Outreach service to Byron Bay, Nimbin, Ballina, Murwillumbah, Mullumbimby and Casino. | PO Box 212
LISMORE
NSW 2580 | Tel (02) 6621 1000 or 1800 689 889 Fax (02) 6622 3288
Email:
nrclc@spot.com.au |
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
(PIAC) | From the website: “The Public Interest Advocacy Centre is an independent, non-profit legal and policy centre. PIAC makes strategic interventions in public interest matters to foster a fair, just and democratic society and to empower citizens, consumers and communities.” | 1st Floor
46-48 York St
SYDNEY
NSW 2000 | Tel (02) 9299 7833
Fax (02) 9299 7855
Email:
piac@piac.asn.au
Web:
http://piac.asn.au |
| Redfern Legal Centre | Free advice on any legal or welfare matter to individuals and organisations in the South Sydney, Sydney, Botany and Leichhardt Council areas. | 73 Pitt Street, REDFERN
NSW 2016 | Tel (02) 9698 7277
TTY (02) 9699 8037
Fax (02) 9310 3586
Email: Redfern_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au
Web:
www.rlc.org.au |
| Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre | Provides free legal advice and advocacy for a range of individuals and groups in the Shoalhaven and Far South Coast, especially those on low incomes or otherwise disadvantaged in their access to justice. | 50 Junction St
NOWRA
NSW 2541 | Tel (02) 4422 9529;
Fax (02) 4422 7573
Email:
info@shoalcoast.org.au
Web:
www.shoalcoast.org.au |
| South West Sydney Legal Centre | Provides free legal advice, assistance and referrals on most legal matters to people who live in the Liverpool, Bankstown or Fairfield local government areas. | 30 Pirie St
LIVERPOOL
NSW 2170 | Tel (02) 9601 7777
TTY (02) 9601 3835
Fax (02) 9601 7400
Email:
Southwest_Sydney@fcl.fl.asn.au |
