Legal Aid is a system of public funding to enable people who would otherwise not be able to afford legal services to obtain those services. Legal Aid is not provided for every type of legal problem. The focus is on persons at serious personal risk, for example, persons charged with serious criminal offences that may result in imprisonment or matters where children are involved, such as family and domestic violence.
The Australian Government, through the Attorney-General’s Department, funds Legal Aid Commissions in each State and Territory to provide legal assistance to disadvantaged persons in matters arising under the Commonwealth law. Similarly, State and Territory Governments fund Legal Aid Commissions to provide legal assistance in matters arising under their own laws.
What Legal Aid services are available?
Legal Aid Commissions provide a wide range of services in criminal, family and civil law matters arising under their own laws in each State or Territory and the laws of the Commonwealth.
Legal Aid services provided by Legal Aid Commissions include:
information and referral, including by telephone or at the reception counter of the Commission’s offices;
community legal education and publications;
legal advice and minor assistance, including preparation of simple documents;
duty lawyer services at courts and tribunals;
family dispute resolution—where at least one of the parties to a family law dispute has received a grant of legal assistance; and
grants of legal assistance for legal representation before a court or tribunal.
Website: Home | Legal Aid WA
Contact T: 08 9328 8012 or Free call 1800 620 285 F: 08 6323 3382 W: www.mhlcwa.org.au 255 Hay Street, Subiaco WA 6008
Website: www.sscls.asn.au Phone: (08) 6253 9500 Cost There are no costs associated with this service. Eligibility People who are dependent upon programme/service delivery
Website: https://www.pwdwa.org/ Phone: (08) 9420 7279 What is individual advocacy? An individual advocate works with you when you think you have been treated unfairly
Website: https://ddwa.org.au/ Phone: (08) 9420 7203 About DDWA Individual Advocacy Whilst we work in many areas, DDWA have particular expertise in education, employment, recreation,
Website: https://synapse.org.au/ Phone: 1800 673 074 Synapse supports people impacted by brain injury by providing access to valuable resources, information and services. We support individuals
Website: https://www.hconc.org.au/ Phone: (08) 9221 3422 Health Consumers’ Council (WA) Inc, (HCC) is an independent, not for profit organisation passionate about ensuring the consumer
Disability Legal Referral Line
The Belmont Hub,
213 Wright Street,
Cloverdale, WA 6105
We respectfully acknowledge Traditional Owners of Country, the Aboriginal people of the many lands that we work throughout Western Australia and across Australia. We recognise their continuing connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present; and extend our respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.
© Copyright 2024 Disability Legal Connect