Western Australian 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.

Albany Community Legal Centre

PO Box 5205
Albany
WA 6332
Ph: 08 9842 8566
fax: 08 9842 8577
email: Albany_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: aclc@iinet.net.au

Service covers the lower Great Southern Region of WA, which extends from Walpole to Bremer Bay and north to Newdegate, and provides family law and general legal assistance and a mediation service. Open Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm.

Armadale Information and Referral Service

PO Box 297
Armadale
WA 6992
Ph: 08 9497 1406
fax: 08 9497 3919

General legal advice one day per week by appointment. Financial counselling, advocacy with Centrelink, Homeswest and other government bodies.

Boogurlarri Community House Association

82 Langford Avenue
Langford
WA 6147
Ph: 08 9350 6236
fax: 08 9356 1589
email: boogurla@wantree.com.au

Bunbury Community Legal Centre

PO Box 1089
Bunbury
WA 6231
Ph: 08 9791 3206
fax: 08 9791 8162
email: bclc@gateway.net.au

Provides preliminary advice and minor assistance on general legal issues, particularly with child support and family law matters. Family and community mediation service.

Citizens Advice Bureau

25 Barrack Street
Perth
WA 6000
Ph: 08 9221 5711
fax: 08 9221 5356
email: cab@iinet.net.au

Provides advice and information relating to most areas of law including family, civil, consumer, vehicle accidents, neighbourhood disputes, simple wills, Powers of Attorney and Probate. Initial legal advice given, no legal representation. Some Family Court documents provided. ranches situated in Albury, Fremantle, Kwinana, Mandurah, Midland and Rockingham.

Community Legal & Advocacy Centre

Birmingham Centre
24 Parry Street
Fremantle
WA 6160
Ph: 08 9432 9790
fax: 08 9432 9794
email: clac@fremantle.wa.gov.au or
email: lyndaw@fremantle.wa.gov.au

Provides advocacy with Centrelink, Homewest, other government bodies, financial counselling, legal advice & community legal education. There is an evening legal service twice weekly. Restraining Order Service at the Local Court in Fremantle.

Consumer Credit Legal Service

Level 8, City Arcade Office Tower
207 Murray St
Perth
WA 6000
Ph: 08 9481 7662
fax: 08 9481 7668
email: Consumer_Credit_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au

Assist West Australian consumers with problems with credit, banking and financial services. Assist by way of free telephone advice, representation, legal information and training, consumer input into industry practices, initiate pro-consumer legislative reforms.

Deaths in Custody Watch Committee

207 Beaufort Street
Perth
WA 6000
Ph: (08) 9227 5751
fax: (08) 9227 5593
email: xo@deathsincustody.com

Federation of Community Legal Centres

Claisebrook Lotteries House
31 - 33 Moore Street
East Perth
WA 6004
Ph: 08 9221 9322
fax: 08 9221 9626
email: Federation_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: fclc@iinet.net.au

Provides referral to appropriate community legal centres or other sources of assistance, but does not provide legal advice itself. Provides services to members of the Western Australian Federation of Community Legal Centres.

Geraldton Resource Centre

PO Box 159
Geraldton
WA 6531
Ph: 08 9964 3533
fax: 08 9964 3439
email: Geraldton_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: zane@grc.asn.au

Goldfields Community Legal Centre

PO Box 1560
Kalgoorlie
WA 6430
Ph: 08 9021 1888
fax: 08 9021 1877

Gosnells Community Legal Centre

PO Box 226
Gosnells
WA 6110
Ph: 08 9398 1455
fax: 08 9490 1265

Community legal centre providing family law, child support scheme and welfare rights services. Also legal advice in areas of family and civil law, criminal, consumer credit. Provides mediation and financial counselling services.

Kimberley Community Legal Services

PO Box 622
Kununurra
WA 6743
Ph: 08 9169 3100
fax: 08 9169 3200

Lockridge Community Group

PO Box 110
Bassendean
WA 6061
Ph: 08 9279 1133

Volunteer night time legal advices service based at Lockridge Community Group - once per fortnight.

North Perth Migrant Resource Centre

PO Box 159
North Perth
WA 6006
Ph: 08 9328 2699
fax: 08 9227 7638
email: North_Perth_MRC@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: npmrc_law@echidna.id.au

A specialised legal service for clients from non-English speaking backgrounds. The centre operates as a community legal program within a migrant resource centre. Provides initial advice, minor assistance and casework. Main area of work is family law. Community education provided to specific ethnic groups on primarily family law and domestic violence issues.

Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre

PO Box 793
Mirrabooka
WA 6061
Ph: 08 9440 1663
fax: 08 9440 1669
email: nsclegal@iinet.net.au

Parkway Legal Advice Centre

c/- Law Centre
University of Western Australia
Nedlands
WA 6009
Ph: 08 9380 2945
fax: 08 9380 1045

Volunteer legal advice - night time service.

People With Disabilities

Oasis Lotteries House
37 Hampden Road
Nedlands
WA 6009
Ph: 08 9386 6477
fax: 08 9386 6705
email: pwd@vale.faroc.com.au

Pilbara Community Legal Service - South Hedland

PO Box 2506
South Hedland
WA 6722
Ph: 08 9140 1613
fax: 08 9140 1633
email: Pilbara_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au

This is the Head Office for this centre. There are also branch offices at Roebourne and Newman.

Pilbara Community Legal Service - Newman office

Box 1
Newman
WA 6753
Ph: 08 9177 8708
fax: 08 9177 8034

Pilbara Community Legal Service - Roebourne office

Box 269
Roebourne
WA 6718
Ph: 08 9182 1169
fax: 08 9182 1180

Rural Community Legal Service

PO Box 601
Northam
WA 6401
Ph: 08 9622 5200
fax: 08 9622 5700
email: ruralcom@avon.net.au

Generalist legal service providing advice, assistance and case representation for residents of the Central Wheatbelt.

Southern Communities Advocacy Legal & Education Service

Civic Boulevard
Rockingham
WA 6168
Ph: 08 9528 6077
fax: 08 9528 6078
email: scales@central.murdoch.edu.au

Catchment: Kwinana, Rockingham, Mandurah, Pinjarra areas. Provides a free legal service with initial advice and limited casework on tenancy, criminal including children's court matters, equal opportunity, limited family law, welfare rights, immigration, consumer, criminal injuries compensation and unfair dismissal as well as law reform, community development and community legal education. SCALES also has a specialist domestic violence and court support service to victims. SCALES operates a legal education clinic with Murdoch University.

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