New South Wales Legal Centres provide free legal information to assist you in understanding and protecting your legal rights. They provide confidential advice aimed at assisting people in making informed choices and decisions about the options available to them. Within the legal system, they also perform important roles in court representation, advocacy, law reform, test case litigation, referrals and community legal education.

Aboriginal Women's Legal Resources Centre

Suite 102
2 Holt Street
Stanmore NSW 2048
ph: 02 9569 3847
fax: 02 9569 4210
email: Aboriginal_Womens_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au

Aged Care Rights Service

Suite 505, Level 5
64 Kippax Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
ph: 02 9281 3600
fax: 02 9281 3672
email: TARS_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au

Promotes the rights of older residents of supported accommodation in NSW. Advice and assistance is available to people 55 years and over who live in or plan to live in supported accommodation, such as retirement villages, serviced apartments, hostels, nursing homes and boarding houses. Also provides educational workshops, seminars and publications.

Blue Mountains Community Legal Centre

1st Floor, 80 Main Street
Katoomba
NSW 2780
ph: 02 4782 4155
fax: 02 4782 4384
email: Blue_MtnsCLC@fcl.fl.asn.au

Provides free generalist legal advice for problems including domestic violence, family law, immigration, consumer credit, social security matters, children's law and tenancy law. Financial counselling and domestic violence court assistance. Also community legal education. Catchment area: Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Bathurst areas.

Central Coast Legal Centre

PO Box 246
Wyong
NSW 2259
ph: 02 4353 4988
fax: 02 4353 4680
email: Central_Coast_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: cclc@cclc.org.au

Provides legal advice, information, referral and in some instances representation. Advises on Family Law, domestic violence, credit and debt, children's and youth law, discrimination and other civil matters. Telephone advice on Thursdays between 2 and 4 pm. Outreach interviews are conducted at Woy Woy and Lake Munmorah on alternate Wednesdays.

Central Coast Tenancy Advice Service

PO Box 293
Wyong
NSW 2259
ph: 02 4353 5515
fax: 02 4353 5525

Community Legal Service for Western NSW

51 Bultje Street
Dubbo
NSW 2830
ph: 02 6884 9422
fax: 02 6884 9397
email: western_nsw@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: dclc@tpgi.com.au

Offers a toll-free service line on Tuesdays (2 - 5 pm) Wednesdays (6 - 8 pm) and Fridays (10 - 1 pm). Centre takes on some casework. Both the Rural Women's Outreach service and the generalist service have a community legal education component. The Rural Women's Outreach Solicitor has a focus on domestic violence, women's and Aboriginal issues in the Orana region of NSW.

Consumer Credit Legal Centre

Level 1
72 - 80 Cooper Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
ph: 02 9212 4111
fax: 02 9212 4711
email: CCLC_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: cclc@mpx.com.au

Provides free legal advice about borrower's rights, consumer credit and debt problems including banking disputes, bankruptcy, excessive interest rates, harassment, guarantees, repossessions, statements of claim and summonses, unfair lending practices, etc.

Court Support Scheme

174 Broadway (cnr Shepherd St)
Broadway
NSW 2007
ph: 02 9288 8700
fax: 02 9211 6518
email: administ@crcjs.org.au

Provides information, support and referrals to people attending local courts in NSW on criminal matters through a network of 40 volunteers. Does not provide legal advice.

Disability Discrimination Legal Centre

Shop 99, 1 - 5 Meeks Street
Kingsford
NSW 2032
ph: 02 9313 6000
fax: 02 9662 1364
email: nswddlc@fl.asn.au

Provides free legal advice, representation and assistance for problems involving discrimination against people with disabilities and their associates. Also provide community legal education workshops and seminars and undertake a significant amount of policy work. The Centre is not a generalist legal service for people with disabilities. The Centre only assist in cases of disability discrimination under either the federal Disability Discrimination Act or the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act.

Domestic Violence Advocacy Service

PO Box H154 Harris Park
NSW 2150
ph: 02 9637 3741
fax: 02 9682 3844

Free statewide telephone legal advice for women on issues relating to domestic violence. Other services include representation in Sydney by solicitors on applications for Apprehended Violence Orders, advocacy by asking police to proceed with charges for an offence or application for an Apprehended Violence Order, referral to sympathetic solicitors, community education, training sessions for service providers, and research.

Eastern Sydney Tenancy Advice Service

PO Box 1091
Bondi Junction
NSW 1355
Ph: 02 9386 9147
fax: 02 9389 9824

Far West Community Legal Centre

5 Chloride Street
Broken Hill
NSW 2880
Ph: 08 8088 2020
fax: 08 8088 2060

Provides free legal advice, referral and community legal education to residents of the far west of NSW, including the communities of Broken Hill, Wilcannia, Wentworth, Tibooburra, White Cliffs Wanaaring and Ivanhoe. Areas of law include credit and discrimination, employment and criminal matters. Centre open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Interviews by appointment (10am to 12pm Monday & Tuesday) and phone advice 2pm to 4pm Wednesday.

Hawkesbury Nepean Community Legal Centre

13 Bosworth Street
Richmond
NSW 2753
Ph: 02 4588 5618
fax: 02 4588 5671
email: Hawkesbury_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au

Centre offers free legal advice and advocacy to people in the Hawkesbury/Penrith area. Domestic violence is a priority and the centre operates a domestic violence court support service at Windsor court. Generalist advice service covering most areas of law. Has an Aboriginal Legal Access worker, and also targets services to youth and caravan park residents. Also community development law reform and legal education. Advice line Mon 12-1, 2-4. Outreach services to Riverstone and South Penrith.

Hunter Community Legal Centre

PO Box 84
Newcastle
NSW 2300
ph: 02 4926 3329
fax: 02 4929 7996
email: Hunter_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au

Provides free legal advice and assistance for people in the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and the Upper and Lower Hunter regions of New South Wales. Areas: domestic violence, credit and debt, family law, victim's compensation and tenancy. Also community development and legal education.

Illawarra Legal Centre

PO Box 139
Warrawong
NSW 2502
ph: 02 4276 1939
fax: 02 4276 1978
email: Illawarra_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au

Provides free legal and related information, advice and representation to residents of the Illawarra Region and some surrounding areas. Specific services offered include: general law, child support (residential parents only), welfare rights, tenancy, credit and debt. A full CLE program is offered both to community workers and the general public.

Immigration Advice and Rights Centre

Level 4
414 - 418 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
ph: 02 9281 8355
fax: 02 9281 1638
email: Immigration_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au

Provides free immigration advice through telephone and drop-in centres and provides case assistance to clients who fit in our casework guidelines. Also runs immigration workshops for community workers as well as private migration agents. Publications include Immigration Kit and Immigration Newsletter.

Inner City Legal Centre

PO Box 368
Darlinghurst
NSW 2010
Ph: 02 9332 1966
fax: 02 9360 5941

Provides free legal advice, assistance and advocacy to residents, workers, community and welfare agencies in the Sydney inner city (also north shore and eastern suburbs) for problems including crime, youth, tenancy, unfair dismissals, domestic violence, debt, immigration and victims compensation. Casework in domestic violence, discrimination, unfair dismissal, victims compensation and adult and juvenile criminal justice.

Kingsford Legal Centre

11 Rainbow Street
Kingsford
NSW 2032
Ph: 02 9398 6366
fax: 02 9399 6683
email: legal@unsw.edu.au

Provides free legal advice for local residents of Botany and Randwick municipalities unable to afford a private solicitor for problems including consumer debt, criminal law, discrimination, employment, family law, mental health, motor traffic matters, social security problems, tenancy, and sexual harassment. Speciality: Discrimination (statewide service). The centre also provides a clinical teaching environment for law and social work students of the Uni of New South Wales. Specialist employment law: clinic and advice sessions.

Macquarie Legal Centre

PO Box 406
Merrylands
NSW 2160
Ph: 02 9689 1777
fax: 02 9893 9680
email: Macquarie_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au

Telephone advice - Mon and Thurs 2.00-4.30pm. Face to face/in person advice - Thursday evenings 5.30-8.00 by appointment only. Provides legal advice for residents of Western Sydney. The centre auspices a DVCAS for Ryde & Parramatta courts, a Children's Court Assistance scheme as well as a supervised contact and changeover service for children and parents in central western Sydney. The Youth Education Worker is involved in cle and law reform projects relating to legal issues which affect young people.

Marrickville Legal Centre

338 Illawarra Road
Marrickville
NSW 2204
Ph: 02 9559 2899
fax: 02 9558 5213

Provides free legal advice and assistance to individuals and community organisations in the inner west area of Sydney. Services include a free tenants advice, free children's legal service for all persons under 18 in NSW and free Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Scheme.

Mid Coast Tenancy Advice Service

PO Box 5213
Port Macquarie
NSW 2444
Ph: 02 6583 9866
fax: 02 6583 9868

Mt Druitt & Area Community Legal Centre

PO Box 471
Mt Druitt
NSW 2770
Ph: 02 9675 2009
fax: 02 9675 2110
email: mtdruclc@socialchange.net.au

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. The centre provides basic general legal advice in areas of law including domestic violence, family law, child support, tenancy, financial services, wills, motor vehicle accidents, neighbourhood disputes and complaints against Government departments.

North & North West Community Legal Service

PO Box 857
Armidale
NSW 2350
Ph: 02 6772 8100
fax: 02 6772 8107
email: North_NW_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: nwls@northnet.com.au

A generalist legal service which also operates an outreach service to a number of locations within the New England and north west regions of NSW. Centre has two accredited mediators on staff.

Northern NSW Aboriginal Tenancy Advice Service

PO Box 1075
South Grafton
NSW 2460
Ph: 02 6643 4426
fax:02 6643 4862

Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre

PO Box 212
Lismore
NSW 2480
Ph: 02 6622 3386
DV Court Support 02 6622 3558
Ph: 02 6622 3288
email: nrclc@spot.com.au

Provides legal advice, education, information and referrals on a general range of law issues. Limited filework and casework. Generalist Court Support Service. Community legal education. Women's outreach solicitor. Northern Rivers area.

Northern Sydney Tenancy Advice Service

Suite 201, 75 Archer Street
Chatswood
NSW 2067
Ph: 02 9884 9605
fax: 02 9559 4453

Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Level 1
46-48 York Street
Sydney
NSW 2000
Ph: 02 9299 7833
fax: 02 9299 7855
email: PIAC_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: piac@fl.asn.au

Legal and policy centre promoting public interest issues, especially access to justice and the legal system, health, discrimination and accountability of government and the private sector. 'Public interest matters' are those of broad public importance or concern which affect more than individuals or small groups; where the interests of different sectors of the community conflict, PIAC represents those under-represented or marginalised by poverty, gender, ethnicity, geographic isolation or some other factor.

Refugee Advice and Casework Service (Australia)

Suite 8C
46-56 Kippax Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
Ph: 02 9211 4001
fax: 02 9281 8078
email: racsaust@mpx.com.au

Focus on people who face persecution in their own countries and seek asylum and protection in Australia. Telephone advice available Wednesdays 1 to 5pm. Evening advice Tuesdays 6 to 9pm by appointment only.

South West Sydney Legal Centre

PO Box 1042
Liverpool BC
NSW 1871
Ph: 02 9601 7777
fax: 02 9601 7400
email: Southwest_Sydney@fcl.fl.asn.au

Provides free legal advice and assistance to people who live in the Liverpool, Bankstown or Fairfield local government areas. Areas of law include family, child support (custodial parents), tenancy, domestic violence, victims compensation, social security, student assistance, discrimination, unfair dismissals. Telephone advice Tuesdays 1- 4pm.

South Western Tenancy Advice Service

185 Bathurst Road
Orange
NSW 2800
Ph: 02 6361 8543

Southern NSW Aboriginal Tenancy Advice Service - Murramia

PO Box 1138
Batemans Bay
NSW 2536
Ph: 02 4472 9363
fax: 02 4472 6487

Southern Sydney Tenancy Advice Service

PO Box 503
Campsie
NSW 2194
Ph: 02 9787 4679
fax: 02 9718 0236

University of Newcastle Legal Centre

Faculty of Law
University Drive
Callaghan
NSW 2308
Ph: 02 4921 5119
fax: 02 4921 6931

Welfare Rights Centre

Level 5
414 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
Ph: 02 9211 5300
fax: 02 9211 5268
email: Welfare_Rights_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au

Western NSW Aboriginal Tenancy Advice Service - Gunya

PO Box 435
Dubbo
NSW 2830
Ph: 02 6884 8211
fax: 02 6884 8218

Western Region Tenancy Advice Service

PO Box 1409
Orange
NSW 2800
Ph: 02 6362 9809
fax: 02 6362 2933

Western Sydney Tenancy Advice Service

PO Box 86
Harris Park
NSW 2150
Ph: 02 9891 6377
fax: 02 9635 8548

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