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Animal Defenders Office (ADO)
Address
Griffin Centre
20 Genge Street
Civic, ACT 2601

T: 0428 416 857
W: www.ado.org.au
E: contact@ado.org.au
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The Animal Defenders Office (ADO) is a not-for-profit legal centre that specialises in animal law and animal protection matters.

ADO offers free advice and representation for individuals and groups that want to take action for animals. They also assist people with other animal issues e.g....

Anti-Discrimination Board NSW
T: (02) 9268 5555
T: 1800 670 812 (for callers outside Sydney metro)
Australian Centre for Disability Law
Address
Strawberry Hills, New South Wales 2012

T: 02 9370 3135
T: 02 9211 5549 (TTY)
T: 1800 644 419 (toll free TTY)
T: 1800 800 708 (toll free)
W: www.disabilitylaw.org.au
E: adviceline@disabilitylaw.org.au
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The Australian Centre for Disability Law provides free legal information, advice and representation for people with disability and their associates in relation to claims of disability discrimination occurring in NSW.

It also undertakes policy and law reform work and provide community lega...

Central Coast Community Legal Centre
Address
31 Alison Road
Wyong, New South Wales 2259

T: 02 4353 4988
W: www.centralcoastclc.org.au
E: centralcoast@clc.net.au
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Dtarawarra Aboriginal Resource Unit
T: (02) 9589 1839

Free advice and advocacy to Aboriginal tenants living in NSW.
Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre
Address
4 Station Street
Katoomba, New South Wales 2780

T: 1300 363 976
T: 02 6331 6649 (Bathurst office)
W: www.eeclc.org.au
E: admin@eeclc.org.au
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Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:30am-4:30pm
Legal Advice via phone on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30am-12:30pm, and Wednesdays 1:30pm-4:30pm.Contact for more information and to make appointments:

 

  • Blue Mountains Tenants' Advice and Advocacy Service provides advice and casework assistance to tenants living in the Blue Mountains area and duty advocacy at Katoomba NCAT.
  • Cooperative Legal Service Delivery Regional Coordinator for Central Tablelands.
  • Family Relationship Centre Bathurst offers an outreach service at Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre.

 
Environmental Defenders Office NSW (EDO NSW)
Lismore Office
16 Carrington Street
Lismore, New South Wales 2480

Sydney Office
Level 5
263 Clarence Street
Sydney, New South Wales 2000

T: 02 9262 6989
T: 1800 626 239 (NSW only)
W: www.edonsw.org.au
E: edonsw@edonsw.org.au
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EDO NSW is a community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law. It helps people who want to protect the environment through law. It gives free initial telephone advice on matters of environmental law and policy and, if appropriate, provides written advice and ongoing assist...

Far West Community Legal Centre
Address
304 Oxide Street
Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880

Address
304 Oxide Street,
Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880

T: 08 8088 2020
T: 1300 300 036
W: www.farwestclc.org.au
E: reception@farwestclc.org.au
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Financial Rights Legal Centre
Address
PO Box 538
Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010

T: 1800 007 007 (National Debt Helpline)
T: 1300 663 464 (Insurance Law Service)
T: 1800 650 084 (Advice for Financial Counsellors only)
T: 1800 808 488 (Aboriginal Advice Service)
W: www.financialrights.org.au
E: info@financialrights.org.au
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Financial Rights Legal Centre provides free financial counselling, information, referral and legal advice to individual consumers on credit, debt and insurance issues.

Hours:
Monday ...
Greater Sydney Aboriginal Tenants Service
T: (02) 9698 0873

Free advice and advocacy to Aboriginal tenants.
HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (NSW) (HALC)
Address
414 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010

T: 02 9206 2060
W: www.halc.org.au
E: halc@halc.org.au
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The HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (NSW) (HALC) provides advice and representation across all aspects of a legal matter, from initial advice to trial preparation, representation and, where necessary, appeal in HIV and Hep C related legal matters.

Practice areas of strength include discrimination, ...

Home Building Advocacy Service
T: (02) 8833 0911
W: www.macquarielegal.org.au

Service run by Macquarie Legal Centre for home owners with a home building dispute and who have already attempted to resolve their matter through NSW Fair Trading.
Hume Riverina Community Legal Service
Address
27-29 Stanley Street
Wodonga, Victoria 3690

T: 1800 918 377
W: www.hrcls.org.au
E: cls@umfc.com.au
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Hunter Community Legal Centre
Address
Level 2, 116 Hunter Street
Newcastle, New South Wales 2300

T: 02 4040 9120
T: 1800 650 073 (toll free)
W: www.hunterclc.com.au
E: admin@hunterclc.com.au
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Illawarra Legal Centre
Address
7 Greene Street
Warrawong, New South Wales 2502

T: 02 4276 1939
T: 02 4276 2535 (for community workers)
W: www.illawarralegalcentre.org.au
E: illawarra_nsw@clc.net.au
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Contact for more information and to make appointments:

 

  • Illawarra and South Coast Tenants' Service: providing information and advice to tenants, park residents and boarding house residents. Advocates may also assist tenants appearing in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). Covering Wollongong LGA and down to the Victorian border.
  • Welfare Rights Services: provigind information and advice to Illawarra and South Coast clients having problems with Centrelink. They can assist with appeals against Centrelink decisions.
  • Financial Counselling and Advocacy Service: providing information and advice to clients having difficulties with their finances. They can assess their financial situation and negotiate with creditors.
  • Children's Court Assistance Service: at Port Kembla Children's Court every Tuesday.

 
Immigration Advice and Rights Centre
Address
Level 5
362 Kent St
Sydney, New South Wales 2000

T: 02 8234 0799 (advice)
T: 02 8234 0700 (information and admin)
W: www.iarc.asn.au
E: iarcadmin@iarc.asn.au
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The Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC) helps vulnerable people navigate Australian migration law. IARC provides free immigration legal advice to asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants in NSW.

IARC provides advice on family visas, protection visas and citizenship. This i...

Inner City Legal Centre
Address
50-52 Darlinghurst Rd
Kings Cross, New South Wales 2011

T: 1800 244 481
W: www.iclc.org.au
E: iclc@iclc.org.au
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State-wide services:

 

  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) legal advice
  • Safe Relationships Project (SRP)
  • Sex Workers Legal Service (SLS)

 
Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS)
Address
Suite 2C
199 Regent Street
Redfern, New South Wales 2016

T: 02 9318 0144
T: 1300 665 908 (after hours)
W: www.idrs.org.au
E: info@idrs.org.au
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IDRS provides legal advice and case work support persons at police stations and courts, education, assistance with appeal of NDIS decisions, peer support, and resources and publications to people with disability.

Hours:
Criminal Justice Support Network (CJSN) offers support persons and advocacy for people with intellectual disability who are victims or defendants in criminal matters. The service operates after-hours until 10pm, 7 days a week for people with intellectual disability under arrest.

Parents with Intellectual Disability Project: advice and assistance for parents with intellectual disability who are at risk of losing their children through Care and Protection proceedings.

NDIS Appeals: assistance to seek a review of decisions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme(NDIS) or to appeal NDIS decisions.

Rights Education.
Kingsford Legal Centre
Address
Ground Floor
Law Building (Building F8)
Kensington Campus
University of New South Wales, New South Wales 2052

T: 02 9385 9566
W: www.klc.unsw.edu.au
E: legal@unsw.edu.au
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Discrimination matters: state-wide service
Macarthur Legal Centre
Address
317 Queen Street
Campbelltown, New South Wales 2560

T: 02 4628 2042
T: 02 4640 7333 (DV advice)
T: 02 4628 1678 (tenancy)
W: www.maclegal.net.au
E: macarthur_admin@maclegal.net.au
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Hours:
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Advice Tuesday evenings 6pm-8pm
Advice Thursday afternoons 2:30pm-5pm
Face to face sessions are pre-booked by appointmnet, otherwise call in during these ti...

Please contact the centre for more information and appointments:

 

  • Care Partners Service early intervention, care and protection
  • Children's Court Assistance Scheme
  • Macarthur Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service
  • South West Sydney Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Service

 
Marrickville Legal Centre
Address
338 Illawarra Rd
Marrickville, New South Wales 2204

T: 02 9559 2899
W: mlc.org.au
E: info@mlc.org.au
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Statewide Youth Legal Service for children and young people under the age of 25.

Statewide Strata Collective Sales Advocacy service for people needing advice in relation to strata collective sale and redevelopment.
Mid North Coast Community Legal Centre
Address
30 Murray St
Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444

T: 02 6580 2111
W: www.mncclc.org.au
E: info@mncclc.org.au
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Hours:
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

Intake Hours:
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North & North West Community Legal Service
Address
107 Faulkner St
Armidale, New South Wales 2350

T: 1800 687 687
W: www.nnwcls.org.au
E: nnwcls@gmail.com
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Northern NSW Aboriginal Tenants Service
T: Grafton: (02) 6643 4426
T: Newcastle: (02) 4929 5004

Free advice and advocacy to Aboriginal tenants. 
Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre
Address
16 Carrington Street
Lismore, New South Wales 2480

T: 02 6621 1000
T: 1800 689 889 (toll free)
T: 1800 649 135 (tenancy)
T: 1300 720 606 (domestic violence)
W: www.northernriversclc.org.au
E: nrclc@clc.net.au
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Please contact the centre for more information and appointments:

 

  • Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service
  • Northern Rivers Women's Domestic Violence Services (including Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service and Tweed and Richmond Local Co-ordination Points)
  • Family Law (Family Relationship Centre)
  • Care and Protection (Early Intervention)

 
NSW Aboriginal Tenants Advice Services
Dtarawarra Aboriginal Resource Unit


Greater Sydney Aboriginal Tenants Service
Redfern, New South Wales 2000

Murra Mia Aboriginal Tenants Service
Batemans Bay, New South Wales 2000

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W: www.nswats.com.au
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Specialist services that provide free advice and advocacy to Aboriginal tenants living in NSW.
NSW Health Care Complaints Commission
T: 1800 043 159
W: www.hccc.nsw.gov.au

An independent body that acts to protect public health and safety by dealing with complaints about health service providers in NSW.
NSW Small Business Commissioner
T: (02) 8222 4800
T: 1300 795 534
W: www.smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au

Provides advice for small business owners and dispute resolution services for retail tenancy matters.
NSW Trustee and Guardian
T: 1300 360 466
W: www.tag.nsw.gov.au

The NSW Trustee and Guardian provides professional and independent trustee services such as writing wills, acting as Executor in deceased estates, administering trusts and Power and Attorneys and delivering financial management services.
Public Guardian
T: 1800 451 541
W: www.publicguardian.lawlink.nsw.gov.au

NCAT may appoint the Public Guardian as the guardian of a person 16 years and over with a decision-making disability. The Public Guardian also offers information and support to private guardians.
Redfern Legal Centre
Address
73 Pitt Street
Redfern, New South Wales 2016

T: 02 9698 7277
T: 02 9698 7645 (international students)
T: 02 9351 3715 (SUPRA)
T: 02 9287 7505 (Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Advocacy Service)
T: 02 9698 5975 (tenancy)
W: www.rlc.org.au
E: info@rlc.org.au
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Hours:
Monday to Thursday 9am-6pm, closed 1pm-2pm
Friday 9am-5pm, closed 1pm-2pm
Face-to-face and telephone advice sessions by appointment Monday-Thursday 6:30pm-8:30pm
Limited daytime app...

Policy Accountability Service (state-wide)

Inner Sydney Tenants' Advice & Advocacy Servie

Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service

NSW International Students Service
Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS)
Address
1-3 Eurimbla Avenue
Randwick, New South Wales 2031

T: 02 8355 7227
W: www.racs.org.au
E: admin@racs.org.au
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The Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) is an independent community legal centre that provides a free, specialist legal service for people seeking asylum.

Hours:
Phone advice: Tuesday 10am...
Seniors Rights Service (SRS)
Address
Level 4
418A Elizabeth St
Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010

T: 02 9281 3600
T: 1800 424 079 (toll free)
W: www.seniorsrightsservice.org.au
E: info@seniorsnsw.org.au
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Seniors Rights Service (SRS) provides telephone legal advice and non-legal advocacy. SRS may offer additional legal assistance in limited circumstances. SRS also provides education sessions and workshops, seminars and publications relating to older persons in NSW.

SRS provides advocacy an...

General legal matters including consumer issues, human rights matters, social security matters, planning ahead, substitute decision making, aged rights advocacy and issues of physical and financial elder abuse.
Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre
Address
Unit 10b, 2nd Floor, The Holt Centre
29-31 Kinghorne Street
Nowra, New South Wales 2541

T: 02 4422 9529
T: 1800 229 529 (Ulladulla to Eden along South Coast plus South East NSW Women's Legal Service)
W: www.shoalcoast.org.au
E: info@shoalcoast.org.au
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Please contact the centre for more information and appointments:

 

  • South East NSW Women's Legal Service offers free legal services to women living in Queanbeyan, Braidwood and the Snowy-Monaro and Bega Valley Shires

 
South West Sydney Legal Centre
Address
Level 1
98-100, Moore Street
Liverpool, New South Wales 2170

T: 02 9601 7777
W: www.swslc.org.au
E: info@swslc.org.au
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Hours:
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

All free initial advice given by telephone:
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Please contact the centre for more information and appointments:

 

  • Staying Home Leaving Violence - Fairfield Office
  • Bankstown Domestic Violence Service - Bankstown Office
  • Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (Bankstown, Liverpool and Fairfield courts)
  • Bankstown Local Co-ordination Point
  • Liverpool Local Co-ordination Point

 
Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services
W: www.tenants.org.au

Independent tenancy services based in community organisations throughout urban and regional NSW providing advice and advocacy services to tenants.
Tenants' Union of NSW
Address
Suite 201
55 Holt Street
Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010

T: 02 8117 3700
T: 1800 251 101 (advice - Monday only)
W: www.tenants.org.au
E: contact@tenantsunion.org.au
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The Tenants' Union (TU) is the peak resource body for the Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services (TAAS) across the state, as well as being a specialist community legal centre. The TU represents the interest of all tenants in NSW, including those in social and private housing, boarders and lodg...

University of Newcastle Legal Centre
Address
Level 5
409 Hunter Street
Newcastle, New South Wales 2300

T: 02 4921 8666
W: www.newcastle.edu.au
E: legalcentre@newcastle.edu.au
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Welfare Rights Centre
Address
102/55 Holt Street
Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010

T: 02 9211 5300
T: 02 9211 5389 (admin and casework, not for advice)
T: 1800 226 028 (outside Sydney)
W: www.welfarerightscentre.org.au
E: sydney@welfarerights.org.au
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The Welfare Rights Centre provides advice and representation on Social Security and Family Assistance matters. It is independent of Centrelink.

Hours:
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
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Western NSW Aboriginal Tenants Service
T: (02) 6884 0969

Free advice and advocacy to Aboriginal tenants.
Western NSW Community Legal Centre
Address
51 Bultje Street
Dubbo, New South Wales 2830

T: 02 6884 9422
T: 1800 655 927 (toll free)
W: wnswclc.org.au
E: western_nsw@clc.net.au
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Care and Protection Generalist service

Specialist Domestic Violence Unit
Western Sydney Community Legal Centre
Parramatta
Level 3, Suite 302
107 Phillip Street
Parramatta, New South Wales 2150

Rooty Hill
76 Rooty Hill Road North
Rooty Hill, New South Wales 2766

Windsor
2/299 George Street
Windsor, New South Wales 2756

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W: www.wsclc.org.au
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Contact for further information and where applicable to make appointments:

  • Care and Protection Generalist Service Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (Parramatta ad Burwood Courts)
  • Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (Parramatta and Burwood Courts)
  • Parramatta Local Coordination Point
  • Family Advocacy and Support Service - Parramatta Family Law Court
  • Western Sydney Tenants Service
  • Parramatta Community Justice Clinic - free legal advice and casework provided by Western Sydney University law students supervised by WSCLC solicitors
  • Student Legal Services Western Sydney University - legal service for students of Western Sydney University
  • Home Building Advocacy Service - statewide services providing information and advice for home building, providing information and advice for home building, defective and incomplete work, contracts, NCAT process and procedures, Home Building Compensation Fund
  • Children's Court Assistance Scheme - Parramatta and Bidura Children's Court
  • Central West Contact Service - supervised contact and changeover service for families experiencing family breakdown
  • Youth Education Project - legal education, training and resources for young people and youth workers

 
Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre
Address
Addison Road Community Centre
Building 13, 142 Addison Road
Marrickville, New South Wales 2204

T: 02 9569 3847
T: 1800 686 587 (toll free)
W: www.wirringabaiya.org.au
E: wirringa_baiya@clc.net.au
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Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre is a state-wide service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, children, and youth. The Centre has a focus on domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual assault and other issues relating to victims of violence.

The Centre ...

Women's Legal Service NSW
Address
Lidcombe, New South Wales 1825

T: 02 8745 6988 or 1800 801 501: Women's Legal Contact Line
T: 02 8745 6977 or 1800 639 784: Indigenous Women's Legal Contact Line
T: 02 8745 6954: Working Women's Legal Service
T: 02 8745 6908: Care and Protection Legal Advice Line
T: 02 8745 6999 or 1800 810 784: Domestic Violence Legal Advice Line
W: www.wlsnsw.org.au
E: reception@wlsnsw.org.au
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Women's Legal Service NSW (WLSNSW) provides free confidential telephone and face-to-face legal advice, information and referrals to women in NSW with a focus on domestic violence, sexual assault, victims' support, family law, and discrimination.

WLSNSW provides community educati...

 

  • Domestic Violence Legal Service
  • Indigenous Women's Legal Program
  • Working Women's Legal Service
  • Care and Protection Service
  • Ask LOIS www.asklois.org.au online support for community workers