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Women's Legal Services
Women's Legal Services provide free legal information to assist you in understanding and protecting your legal rights. Their services are 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.
Women's Legal Centre (ACT & Region)
The Centre offers free, confidential telephone advice Monday to Friday 9.30am to 12.00 noon. They also provide free access to lawyers by appointment. This site provides basic contact and a brief description of the service.
GPO Box 1726
Canberra ACT 2601
ph: 02 62574499
toll free: 1800 634669
fax: 02 62470848
website: http://www.womenslegalact.org/
The Centre offers free, confidential telephone advice Monday to Friday 9.30am to 12.00 noon. They also provide free access to lawyers by appointment. This site only provides basic contact and a brief description of the service.
Women's Legal Resource Centre
PO Box 37
Lidcome North NSW 2141
Advice & information
ph: 02 97495533
TTY: 1800 674 333
Rural Free Call: 1800801501
IWP Free Call: 1800 639784
Fax: 02 97494433
Aboriginal Women's Legal Resources Centre
Suite 102
2 Holt Street
Stanmore NSW 2048
ph: 02 95693847
fax: 02 95694210
email: Aboriginal_Womens_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au
Domestic Violence Advocacy Service
PO Box H154
Harris Park 2150
ph: 02 96373741
fax: 02 96823844
email: DVAS_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au
Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre
PO Box 785
Marrickville
NSW 1475
ph: 02 9569 3847
fax: 02 9569 4210
email: Aboriginal_Womens_NSW@fcl.fl.asn.au
Women's Outreach Dubbo City Services & Information Centre
51 Bultje St
Dubbo 2830
ph: 02 68849422
fax: 02 68849397
Women's Outreach Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre
PO Box 212 Lismore 2480
ph: 02 66223386
fax: 02 66223288
email: nrclc@om.com.au
Working Women's Centre
157 Wardell Road
Dulwich Hill
NSW 2203
ph: 02 9559 5355
fax: 02 9559 5943
email: Working_Womens@fcl.fl.asn.au
Provides free information, advice and support to all women in NSW on industrial and employment matters and referral on other matters. Also offers information and community education and training on rights at work to vulnerable groups of female workers and other service providers.
Top End Women's Legal Service
8 Manton Street Darwin
PO Box 1901
Darwin NT 0801
ph: 08 89419989
fax: 08 89419935
email: tewls@taunet.net.au
Katherine Women's Information & Legal Service
PO Box 1194
Katherine 0851
ph: 08 8972 1712
toll free 1800 620108
fax: 08 89721572
email: kwils@nt-tech.com.au
Central Australian Women's Legal Service
PO Box 3496
Alice Springs NT 0871
ph: 08 8952 4055
fax: 08 89524033
email: cawls@taunet.net.au
Domestic Violence Legal Help Alice Springs
PO Box 1614
Alice Springs 0871
ph: 08 89521391
fax: 08 89521396
Women's Legal Service
PO Box 119
Annerley 4103
ph: 07 33920670
Toll free: 1800 677 278
note: toll free available to callers from Queensland
outside the Brisbane metro area
fax: 07 33920658
email: wlsi@gil.com.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Legal & Advocacy Service
PO Box 5631
West End 4102
ph: 07 38442450
fax: 07 38442626
website: http://www.crossland.com.au/aboriginal.html
North Queensland Women's Legal Service (Townsville)
PO Box 2209
Townsville, QLD 4810
ph: 077 47725400
fax 07 47725315
email: nqwlst03@hotkey.net.au
website: http://www.nqwls.com.au
Their services include free face to face legal advice, referral and minor assistance by appointment. Free telephone legal advice on tuesdays and thursdays. Representation of women in legal matters in selected cases. Law reform submission and campaigns on legal issues which affect women. Legal education and workshops for community groups and indigenous women in rural/remote communities and more.
North Queensland Women's Legal Service (Cairns)
PO Box 5986
Carins 4870
ph: 070 40410066
fax: 07 40410061
email: nqwlst04@hotkey.net.au
Women's Outreach Roma Community Legal Service
PO Box 892 Roma 4455
ph: 07 46224547
fax: 07 46 224739
email: Roma_QLD@fcl.fl.asn.au
Women's Legal Service South Australia
19 Market St. Adelaide, South Street Adelaide 5000
ph: 08 8221 5553
SA Country: 1800 816 349
TTY: 1800 670 864
fax: 08 8221 5737
email: mailto:wls@wlssa.org.au
website: http://www.wlssa.org.au/
Women's Legal Service - Port Augusta
PO Box 2087
Port Ausgusta
SA 5700
Ph: 08 8641 2195
fax: 08 8641 2348
Women's Legal Service Tasmania
GPO Box 1225
Hobart Tasmania 7001
ph: (03) 62 240 974
fax (03) 62 24 1818
Toll Free: 1800 682 468
fax: 03 62232510
email: wlstas@netspace.net.au
Working Women's Centre Tasmania
Hobart Tasmania
160 Harrington Street
Phone: 6278 7711
Freecall: 1800 644589
Fax: 6278 7744
Email: wwctas@trump.net.au
Website: http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/wwc
Offers information and support of issues such as: Pay & Leave entitlements, Redundancy, Discrimination & Harrassement, Health & Safety, Worker's Compensation, Unfair Dismissal, Enterprise Bargaining. Services are free and confidential.
Women's Legal Resource Group
3rd Floor, 43 Hardware St
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Advice & information: 03 9642 0343
Toll Free: 1800 133 302
TTY 96420334
fax: 03 9642 0232
email: justice@vic.net.au
Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre
139 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Melbourne, 3056
ph: 03 93879155
email: DVIRC_VIC@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: dvirc@vicnet.net.au
website: http://www.dvirc.org.au
Indigenous Women's Legal Resource Group
PO Box 237
Healesville 3777
ph: 03 59621820
fax: 03 59621837
email: iwlrgvic@sprint.com.au
Women's Outreach Murray-Mallee Commmunity Legal Program
PO Box 1870 Mildura 3500
ph: 03 50235966
fax: 03 50221065
email: mmcls@ruralnet.net.au
Women's Outreach Southern Western Community Care
PO Box 404 Warrnambool 3280
ph: 03 55630630
fax: 03 55630669
email: swccfairy@ansonic.com.au
Women's Legal Service WA
PO Box Z5380
St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6831
ph: 08 9221 5122
toll free: 1800 625 122
fax: 08 9221 5922
email: Womens_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au or
email: wls@panorama.net.au
Women's Multicultural Support and Advocacy Centre
GPO Box P1228
Perth
WA 6001
Ph: 08 9325 7716
fax: 08 9325 7447
email: wmsac@q-net.net.au
Women's Outreach Pilbara Community Legal Service
PO Box 2560
South Hedland 6722
ph: 08 91401613
fax: 08 91401633
email: junec@norcom.net.au