Legal Advice
ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE OF WA (INC)
Picadilly Suites, 1st Floor Picadilly Square 7 Aberdeen St East Perth 6004 Ph: 08 9265 6666 Fax: 08 9221 1767 Freecall 1800019900 Free legal advice to people of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander descent. Appointments necessary. http://www.als.org.au
FREMANTLE COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE
Birmingham Centre 24 Parry Street Fremantle 6160 Ph: 08 9432 9790 Fax: 08 9432 9794 fclc@fremantle.wa.gov.au Provides legal advice on personal injury, family, civil, criminal, discrimination, restraining orders, domestic violence, tenancy, welfare rights, equal opportunity cases and community education. Free to low income earners. Appointment necessary. Monday-Friday (except Wed) 9.00am-1.00pm; 2.004.00pm; Wednesday 9.00am-1.00pm http://www.freofocus.com/facilities/html/fclc.cfm
ARMADALE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE
LAW & BUSINESS LIBRARY Ph: 08 9497 1406 Fax: 08 9497 3919 28 Sexty Street (PO Box 297 Armadale 6992) Armadale WA 6992 airs28@optusnet.com.au General legal advice one day per week by appointment. $5.00 donation. Local people only. Financial counselling, advocacy with Centrelink, Homeswest and other government bodies.
GOSNELLS COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE
2232 Albany Hwy (PO Box 226 Gosnells 6110) 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. Tuesday-Friday 9.30am-12.30pm, 1.30-3.30pm http://www.gosclc.com.au
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC)
25 Barrack Street Perth 6000 Ph: 08 9221 5711 cab@cabwa.com.au Legal Advice only. Consultation with solicitor for 20 minutes. $25 fee. Appointments necessary. Monday-Friday 9.00am-4.00pm http://www.cabwa.com.au
LAW ACCESS
Shopfront Lawyer Law Society of WA 89 St Georges Terrace Perth 6000 Ph: 08 93224911 Fax: 08 93227544 lawaccess@lawsocietywa.asn.au Appointment necessary. Cost: $25 for a 20 minute consultation Monday-Friday 8:30am-5.00pm http:.//www.lawsocietywa.asn.au
THE EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTRE of WA
PO Box 820 Inglewood 6932 Ph: 08 9271 7899 Fax: 08 9271 9500 elcwa@iinet.net.au Monday-Friday (except Wed) 9.30am-12.30pm.
Legal advice at reasonable rates can be obtained at the following listed places.
LEGAL AID WESTERN AUSTRALIA
55 St George’s Terrace Perth 6000 Ph: 9261 6222 Infoline: 1300 650 579 Appointments necessary, one week in advance. A small fee may be charged for this service. Holders of Health Care Concession Cards may pay a reduced fee. The fee may be waived in cases of extreme hardship. Any topic. Capacity to take emergency appointments. http://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (WA) Inc.
Oasis Lotteries House 37 Hampden Road Nedlands WA 6009 Ph: 08 9386 6477 or toll free: 1800 193331 TTY: 08 9386 6451 Fax: 08 9386 6705 info@pwdw.org http://www.pwdwa.org
WELFARE RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY SERVICE (WA)
98 Edward Street Perth WA 6000 Ph: 08 9328 1751 TTY: 08 9328 6069 Fax: 08 9227 1375 welfare@wraswa.org.au http://www.wraswa.org.au
SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES ADVOCACY LEGAL & EDUCATION SERVICE INC. (SCALES)
Ground Floor Lotteries House 80 Civic Boulevard Rockingham WA 6168 Ph: 08 9528 6077 Fax: 08 9528 6078 scales@murdoch.edu.au Generalist legal service providing advice and assistance to clients from the Kwinana/Rockingham/Mandurah/Peel areas.
WOMEN’S LAW CENTRE
920 Beaufort St Inglewood 6052 Ph: 08 9272 8800 Ph: 1800 625 122 (toll free) wlcentreofwa@iinet.net.au Free legal advice for women. Appointments necessary. Telephone advice available Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm
MULTICULTURAL SERVICES CENTRE of WA (Inc)
20 View St (PO Box 159 North Perth WA 6906) North Perth 6006 Ph: 08 9328 2699 Fax: 08 9227 7638 mscwa@bigpond.net.au Legal advice to migrants and others. Fees ($20.00 for document preparation, $10.00 administration fee). Appointments necessary. Monday-Friday (except Wed) 9.00am-4.30pm, Wednesday 9.00am-12.00pm http://www.multicultural.online.wa.gov.au/mscwa
YOUTH LEGAL SERVICE SUSSEX STREET COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE
29 Sussex Street East Victoria Park 6101 Ph: 08 9470 2676 Fax: 08 9470 1805 sussex.st@sscls.asn.au Free. Appointments necessary. Designed for people on low incomes. Deals with family law and civil matters. They will do a limited amount of criminal law. Mainly for local area residents. http://www.sscls.asn.au 8 Pier Street Perth WA 6000 Ph: 08 9202 1688 Ph: 1800 199 006 (toll free) yls@youthlegalserviceinc.com.au Legal services for people under 25 years. Representation in Children’s Court. Free legal advice. Appointment necessary. Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm http://www.youthlegalserviceinc.com.au
PARKWAY LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE University of Western Australia
Nedlands 6009 Ph: 08 9380 3668 parkway_uwa@hotmail.com Free legal advice given by qualified practitioner Monday evenings 6.30-9.00pm March-October during university semester. Appointment necessary. For appointment ring Monday and Wednesday between 9.00am-12.00pm. Legal advice sessions in general law and family law.
http://sponsored.uwa.edu.au/parkway/services/advice
TENANTS ADVICE SERVICE (INC)
PO Box 8437 Perth Business Centre Perth WA 6849 Ph: 08 9221 0088 Ph: 1800 621 888 (toll free) tas@taswa.org Monday-Friday (except Wed) 8.30am-12.00pm; Wednesday 2.30pm-7pm Advice on tenancy issues. http://www.taswa.org
Legal advice references on the Web at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/2538.html
April 2006