Night Time LegalAdvice Service
Havelock House,GouldStreetTurner Phone:62472177or 1800445 665 (outside Canberra) Openfrom6pm to 8pm Tuesday evenings, a as phoneor dropin service.Adviceis givenon mostareas law,including of adviceon employment matters.
WelfareRightsand LegalGentre
Havelock House, Gould Turner St Phone:6247 2177 E-mail; wrlc@ozemail.com.au lnternet: un¡vr,v.welfarerightsact.org The WRLCprovides adviceand assistance a with range legalproblems of including income support (social security, student assistance and veterans' assistance), tenancy(pr¡vate tenancy anc government housing), Legal appeals. and Aid
Officeof the Victims of Crime Coordinator
Phone:62174431 E-mailvocc@act.gov.au : The VoCCis an advocate and information source for victims crime, Promotes of reforms the law. in and in services victims crime. lmplements for of projects improve to to of r€sponses victims crime.
Women'sLegalCentre
Phone:62574499(TTYcompatible) 1800634 or 669 Internet: www.womenslegalact.org The WLC provides legalinformation, adviceand referrals womenwith legafissues, for including divorce separation, and disputes overchildren, property settlement, violence, child domestic goingto court,sexualharassment, support, sex discrimination workplace and issues.Teleohone advicelinefrom9.30amto 12pmweekdays.Face to face interviews appointment, by weekdays from 9am to Spmand everysecondTuesday evening from5.30-7om.
Ombudsman's Office
Groundfloor,1 FarrellPlaceCivic Phone:1800362 O72 E-mail: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.au Intemet: wvw.ombudsman.gov,au The Commonwealth ACTOmbudsman's and services available anyonewho has a are to comolaint aboutandAustralian or Government ACT government agency whichtheyhavebeenunaþleto resolve. is The Ombudsman alsothe Defence Ombudsman, Taxation Ombudsman, lmmigration Ombudsman Postal and Industry Omþudsman and concerninE has an oversight function complaints for the AFP.
Youth Law GentreACT
Level1, Savings House, S-10Petrie Plaza Civic (aboveMedicare) Phone:62627077 E-mail contact@youthlawact.org.au : Internet: www.youth lawact.org.au A drop-inlegaland referral service youngpeople for and aged 12-25years. Providesinfonhation fines, assistance issuessuchas employmeni, on debt,discrimination, criminal matters. and
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TenantsAdvice Service
Phone:62472011 Intemet: www.tenantsact.org.au Openweekdays from9,30amto 1pm. and renting Provides free legaladviceon tenancy information sheetsare availaþle issues. Tenancy via websiteor admin- 62471026.
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Aboriginal Legal Service(NSWACT)
MooreStreetCivic Level1 FujiisuHouse, Phone:6249 8488 for ALS provides legaladviceand representation people Canberra the surrounding indigenous in and (Queanbeyan, Cooma). region Yass,Goulburn,
CareInc & ConsumerLaw Centre
Apartments,Akuna 2 Shop16,Level1, Waldorf StreetCivic Phone:62571788 admin@carefs.org E-mail: Internet: wrvw.carefcs.org financial counselling people for Careprovides on low incomes who havedebtor otherfìnancial problems.The after-hours service available is 5.30pm 7.30pm.The CLC to every Wednesday, provides free legalassistance adviceto lowor and moderate income consumers, issuesof on credit, telecommunications, consumer utilities, fair protection. trading and consumer
The EDOis openfrom9.30amto 4.30pm,Monday legaladviceand to Thursday.Provides on issues. representation environmental
HumanRightsCommission
12Moore Civic St Phone:62052222 E-mail : human,righis@act.gov.au gov.au lnternet: hrc,act. wvw, provides fairandaccessible The Commission a process dealing for withcomplaints about discrimination, health services, disability services, services olderpeople, for community services, services children young and for and people; wellaspromot¡ng as service improvement developing and awareness in government, thecommunity, human and of rights. Law Society of the ACT
FirstFloor,1 Farrell PlaceCivic Phone:6247 5700 Internet: www.lawsocact.asn.au Freelegaladviceis available appointment, by 12.30pm 2pm weekdays. to
ACT Officeof Fair Trading
255 Canberra AvenueFyshwick Phone:6207 04OO E-mail: fair,trading@act.gov.au lntemet: wwl.fairtrading.act.gov.au The OFTprovides to information consumers help to thembe informed and confident whenpurchasing goodsand services.
ConflictResolution Service
Level3 GriffinCentre, GengeSt Civic P h o n e : 6 1 64 0 5 0 2 E-mail; mediation@crs.org.au Internet: wvvw.crs,org,au Openfrom9am to 5pm,Monday Friday, Provides to mediation, dispute counselling, facilitation a wide for rangeof issuesand disputes; also offerstraining and community education the areaof conflict in managemenUresolution andstrategies. skills Mediation sessions can be arranged afterhoursor on Saturday. Phonefor an appointment. CRS The peopleto resolve peacefully. assists theirconflicts
ACT Pro Bono Clearinghouse
Phone:624757OO Intemet: wwr¡¡. lawsocact.asn.au/content/oublic2/ public2.asp Forpeople who needlegalassistance, who and cannotaffordprofessional legalfees,butwho are noteligible Legal for Aid,TheClearing House refers eligible applications probonoassistance a for to network legalproviders of who may be ableto
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ANU Students'Association
Building (ANUStudents'Association) 17 Union Square, ANU Phone:61252M4 E-mail: sa.legal@anu,edu.au Iniemet: http:i/sa.anu.edu.au/index.php?module= content&contentlD= 113 Provides free legaladviceand assistance all on (including legalmatters public migration notary and services) enrolled to ANU Students. Phonefor appointmeni Wed and Frior dropin,Appointments takeprecedence.
DisabilityDiscrimination LegalService
Havelock House, GouldStreetTurner Phone:62472018 Internet: www,welfarer¡ghtsact.org The DDLSprovides free legaladviceand assistance peoplewho haveþeendiscriminated for against based theirdisability. on Openg.30am to 1pmThursdays, 1.30pm 4pm Fridays. and to
LegalAid Office(ACT)
4 MortStreetCivicand 18 Corinna Woden St Appointments6243 3471 : FreeLegal Advice Line:1300654 314(9amto 4pm weekdays) AfterHoursUrgentMatters: 0429 4400U Internet: www,legalaid.canberra.net.au Freelegaladviceand assistance available all is for residents the ACT. Freelegaladviceavailable of overthe phone. Freehalf-hour appointment a with solicitor.The LegalAid Officecan provide advice and referrals a widerangeof legalissues. Lega on representation available peoplewho cannot is for afforda private (eligibility solicitor criteria apply).
Environmental Defender'sOffice
Level1, Public TrusteeHouse, MortSt Civic 4 Phone:6247 9420 E-mail; edoact@edo.org.au Internet: www.edo.org.au/edoact