Albany Community Legal Centre Inc
77 Albany HighwayAlbany6332
Phone: 08 9842 8566 Free call: 1800 606 060 Individual Disability Advocacy Service: 08 9842 8599
Hours of operation: Open to the public: Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 3.30 pm, Working days: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Family law, criminal law, civil law (general advice including probate and simple wills, not conveyancing) and basic industrial relations.
Service covers the lower Great Southern Region of WA from Walpole to Bremer Bay and North to Newdegate.
Armadale Information and Referral Service (Inc)
28 Sexty Street, ArmadalePhone: 08 9497 1406
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 10 am - 3 pm, closed Tuesday
Areas of advice: General family law, debt, minor criminal, motor vehicle accidents, criminal insurance compensation, restraining orders.
Bunbury Community Legal Centre
1st Floor, 101 Victoria StBunbury 6231
Phone: 08 9791 3206 Free call: 1800 999 727
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: All areas of law
Free preliminary legal advice on all areas of law with further assistance on child support- for carer and liable parents- and family law where children are involved. Free community legal education workshops conducted for community based organisations. Mediation service available. Prior appointments required for all services, call 1800 999 727.
CASE for Refugees
245 Stirling Street, PerthPhone: 08 9227 7311
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Migration, refugee
CASE for Refugees is a community legal centre that provides services to refugees living in Western Australia. Do not give advice over the phone.
Citizens Advice Bureau
25 Barrack Street, PerthPhone: 08 9221 5711
Website: www.cabwa.com.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9am-4pm
Areas of advice: General Family Law
Provides advice and information relating to most areas of law including family, civil, consumer, vehicle accidents, neighbourhood disputes, simple wills, powers of attorney and probate and letters of administration. Initial legal advice given, no legal representation. Some Family Court documents prepared.
Community Legal Centres Association (WA) Inc
Claisebrook Lotteries House33 Moore Street, East Perth
Phone: 08 9221 9322
Website: www.communitylaw.net
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 4 pm
Areas of advice: Does not give legal advice.
Provides referral to appropriate community legal centres or other sources of assistance. Provides services to members of the CLC Association (WA) Inc.
Consumer Credit Legal Service (WA)
Level 1, 231 Adelaide Terrace, PerthPhone: 08 9221 7066 Website: www.cclswa.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Credit code: General banking and financial disputes, utility issues.
Assist West Australian consumers with problems with credit, banking and financial services. Assist by way of free telephone advice, representation, legal information and training, consumer input into industry practices, initiate pro-consumer legislative reforms.
Employment Law Centre of Western Australia Inc
PO Box 272 Leederville
WA 6903
Phone (state wide): 1300 130 956 / 08 9221 0111
Phone: (regional, rural & remote): 1300 520 054 or 08 9227 0185
Website: www.elcwa.org.au
Hours of operation: State Wide Advice Line: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9.30 am - 3.30 pm, Tues evening service 5 - 7.30 pm
Regional, Rural and Remote Advice Line: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30pm -1.00pm
Areas of advice: Employment law
The centre provides free telephone legal advice to vulnerable employees on areas of employment law excluding workers compensation and independent contractors.
Environmental Defenders Office (WA)
Suite 4, 544 Hay Street, PerthPhone: 08 9221 3030
Free call: 1800 175 542 (non metro)
Website: www.edowa.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 5.30 pm
Areas of advice: Public interest environmental law
Provision of legal advice and representation relating to environmental law to any person or body in the WA community who needs those services to protect the environment in the public interest but cannot afford to pay for them. Also handles environmental law reform and education matters.
Fremantle Community Legal Centre
Shop 11, Queensgate Complex10 William St, Fremantle
Phone: 08 9432 9790
TTY: 02 9432 9777
Website: www.freofocus.com.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Monday and Wednesday evening legal bureau, 5 - 8 pm
Areas of advice: Restraining orders, family law matters, criminal injuries compensation, tenancy- tenants only, welfare rights (Centrelink), financial counselling, community information and education.
We provide information sessions to other service providers and the general community on a range of matters. Contact the CLE Coordinator to arrange this. We are not able to provide court representation.
Geraldton Family Advocacy Service
Yamatji Family Violence Prevention Legal Unit103 George Road, Geraldton
(Entrance off View St)
Phone: 08 9965 4654
Free call: 1800 654 600
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Restraining orders and family law
Helping all victims of family violence, GFAS, Yamatji Family Violence Legal Unit.
Geraldton Resource Centre
180 Marine Terrace, GeraldtonPhone: 08 9964 3533
TTY: 08 9964 5822
Website: www.grc.asn.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Generalist
Generalist legal service, Indigenous Women's Outreach, Rural Women's Outreach, Gascoyne Community Legal Service.
Goldfields Community Legal Centre
23 Maritana Street, KalgoorliePhone: 08 9021 1888 or 1300 139 188
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
Areas of advice: Family law and tenancy law
Information and advice about individual legal rights and responsibilities. Document preparation and assistance. Assistance toward dispute resolution by negotiation and conciliation. Community legal education for community groups and organisations.
Gosnells Community Legal Centre Inc
Suite 1, 2232C Albany Highway, GosnellsPhone: 08 9398 1455
Website: www.gosclc.com.au
Hours of operation: Tuesday to Friday, 9.30 am - 3.30 pm. Closed 12.30 - 1.30 pm.
Areas of advice: Child support. family law. general law, financial counselling, domestic violence, welfare rights, tenancy, mediation, consumer credit.
Gosnells is in the southeast metro area of Perth and provides information, advice and ongoing assistance. Representation in court available for restraining order applications and defended hearings. Initial legal advice available in minor criminal and civil law matters. Mediation available in neighbourhood and family disputes. CLE available. The Centre is also a designated Family Law mediation provider.
Kimberley Community Legal Services Inc
4 Papuana St, KununurraPhone: 08 9169 3100
Free call: 1800 686 020
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 8 am - 4 pm, closed between 12.30 -1.30 pm and on Fridays (to clients).
Areas of advice: Civil matters, family law, employment, family violence prevention, tenancy and financial counselling services.
Generalist legal and family violence prevention legal services, tenancy advice and education and financial counselling services providing information, referral, advice, casework, CLE and law reform activities. FVPLS also provides counselling to victims of family violence and sexual assault.
Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women's Resource Centre
Lot 284 Balannjangarri Rd, Fitzroy CrossingPhone: 08 9191 5284
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8 am - 4 pm
Areas of advice: Family Violence Prevention/Family Law/Restraining orders legal education.
The Centre is a family violence prevention unit and provides legal advice and representation and community legal education for women.
Mental Health Law Centre Inc
33 Brisbane Street, PerthPhone: 08 9328 8266
Free call: 1800 620 285
Website: www.mhlcwa.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4.30 pm, closed between 1 pm - 1.30 pm
Areas of advice: Mental health law, guardianship and administration, criminal, employment, discrimination, freedom of information, criminal injuries compensation, family and minor civil matters.
Provision of legal advice and representation for involuntary patients in the mental health system. Referrals for other legal issues. Education on mental health legal issues.
Midland Information, Debt and Legal Advocacy Service Inc
39 Helena St, MidlandPhone: 08 9250 2123
Website: www.midlas.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Tenancy, Domestic Violence Legal Solicitor, Disability Advocate, Financial Counsellor, emergency relief.
Generally speaking our zone includes city of Swan, city of Bassendean, Shire of Mundaring and Shire of Kalamunda.
Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre
10 Cobbler Place, MirrabookaPhone: 08 9440 1663
TTY: 08 9440 1680
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Family, civil, criminal, tenancy.
Peel Community Legal Service Inc
Suite 15, Charlotte Lodge2 Sutton Street, Mandurah
Phone: 08 9581 4511
Website: www.peelcls.com.au
Hours of operation: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9 am - 4.30 pm. Regional outreach clinics conducted on Wednesdays.
Areas of advice: Criminal, civil/administrative, family, generalist legal advice service
Advocacy worker also available for assistance in a number of areas including tenancy, Centrelink, domestic and family violence, consumer debt etc.
People With Disabilities (WA) Inc
Phone: 08 9386 6477Free call: 1800 193 331
TTY: 08 9386 6451
Website: www.pwdwa.org
Representing all people with disabilities in Western Australia - physical, intellectual, psychiatric and sensory, providing advocacy, information and lobbying services.
Pilbara Community Legal Service
Lotteries House2 Leake Street, South Hedland
Phone: 08 9140 1613
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8 am - 4 pm
Areas of advice: Most areas of law except criminal law.
This is the head office for this centre. There are also branch offices at Roebourne, Newman and Karratha. Financial counselling, referrals, tenancy, advocacy, legal advice, family law and advocacy.
Pilbara Community Legal Service - Karratha branch office
Suite 13, Welcome Lotteries House, 7 Morse Court, KarrathaPhone: 08 9185 5899
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8 am - 4 pm
Areas of advice: Legal/ family law, financial counselling, tenancy advocacy
Appointments essential.
Pilbara Community Legal Service - Newman branch office
Shop 5, 20 Hilditch Avenue, NewmanPhone: 08 9177 8708
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8 am - 4.10 pm
Areas of advice: Financial counselling, duty lawyer for low income, vulnerable women
Pilbara Community Legal Service - Roebourne branch office
51 Hampton Street, RoebournePhone: 08 9182 1169
Hours of operation: Monday to Wednesday, 8.30 am - 4.15 pm
Areas of advice: Financial counselling, tenancy advice/ advocacy, family law, civil law.
Open 8 am - 4 pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Financial Counselling. Tenancy advocacy. Legal advice.
Pilbara Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Aboriginal Corporation
Cnr Tonkin & Brand StSOUTH HEDLAND
Phone: 08 9172 5024
Southern Communities Advocacy Legal & Education Service Inc (SCALES)
Suite 3, 14 Council Avenue, Rockingham, WA, 6168Phone: 08 9550 0400
Website: www.law.murdoch.edu.au/scales
Hours of operation: Monday and Friday, 9 am - 12pm, Tuesday to Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Children's matters, family and domestic violence, family law matters relating to children, tenancy (public and private), criminal injuries compensation, Centrelink, criminal, immigration, Equal Opportunity claims, consumer, contract and debt matters, motor vehicle accidents - property damage.
A legal education clinic with Murdoch University. Free generalist legal service with advice and limited casework to disadvantaged people from Kwinana and Rockingham. Priority client groups include tenants, young people, CaLD people, ATSI and people with disabilities including mental health issues. Law reform, community development and community legal education, with regular Family Law Forums, are integral to SCALES.
Sussex Street Community Law Service Inc
29 Sussex Street, East Victoria ParkPhone: 08 9470 2676
Free call: 1800 642 791 (non metro)
TTY: 08 9470 2831
Website: www.sscls.asn.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Family, civil, minor criminal (Belmont only), Disability Discrimination Unit.
Generalist legal service providing advice and assistance in civil, family and minor criminal law. Also provide specialist services in tenancy, welfare rights and financial counselling. Statewide disability discrimination. Publisher of WA Law Handbook. Individual Disability Advocacy Service in Mid West, Goldfields and Great Southern regions of WA. Provide community legal education and law reform activities.
Tenants Advice Service Inc
PO Box 6057, East PerthPhone: 08 9221 0088 (metro advice)
Free call: 1800 621 888 (non metro)
Website: www.taswa.org
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Metro Advice Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 3 pm. Country Advice Monday - Friday 1 pm - 3 pm.
Areas of advice: Residential tenancy law
Statewide specialist community legal centre providing tenancy services. Services include information, advice, advocacy, public interest casework, education, training, publications, policy research and development, law reform and resourcing to locally based tenancy and other community workers.
Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service
98 Edward Street, PerthPhone: 08 9328 1751
TTY: 08 9328 6069
Website: www.wraswa.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Social Security and Family Assistance Law, tenancy, and prosecution of social security offences matters.
Specialist community legal centre providing information, advice, referral and representation. Conducts community legal education activities to clients and community organisations, as well as law reform activities. Tenancy assistance provided four days per week. Assistance provided within a designated catchment area in Western Australia.
Women's Law Centre of WA
445 Hay Street, PerthPhone: 08 9272 8800
Free call: 1800 625 122 (country callers)
TTY: 08 9272 9500
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Family law (children's issues), violence restraining orders, equal opportunity law, criminal injuries compensation.
Specialist women's legal service seeking to provide information, advice, minor assistance, representation, community legal education and law reform activities.
Youth Legal Service
8 Pier Street, PerthPhone: 08 9202 1688
Free call: 1800 199 006
Website: www.youthlegalserviceinc.com.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Criminal and civil
Providing legal information, advice and advocacy to young people under 25 years in civil and criminal matters. Also representation in metropolitan Children's Courts. Financial counselling to assist young people with debt issues. Also community legal education for young people, their carers and workers that work with young people. YLS campaigns for law reform in areas that may affect young people.
