Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Legal and Advocacy Service
37 Balaclava Street, WoolloongabbaPhone: 07 3392 3177
Free call: 1800 442 450
Website: www.atsiwlas.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Domestic and family law
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Legal Services NQ Inc
Suite 12, St James Place26 Hamilton Street, Townsville
Phone: 07 4721 6007 Free call: 1800 082 600
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Child protection, family law, family violence, discrimination and related women's issues.
The Advocacy and Support Centre
Shop 3, The Chronicle Arcade223 HUme St, Toowoomba
Phone: 07 4616 9700
Website: www.tascinc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 4.30 pm, Friday 9am - 4pm
Areas of advice: All.
General legal advice and assistance, by appointment each day and Monday evening. Telephone advice is available by appointment. Rural Women's Outreach Legal Service. Clinics on six week rotation to SW Queensland. Videolink advice by appointment to neighbourhood network centres at Charleville, Tara, St George, Goondiwindi.
Bayside Community Legal Centre
29 Loraine Street, CapalabaPhone: 07 3206 2724
Hours of operation: Monday evenings and Monday and Thursday daytime. All by appointment.
Areas of advice: All areas
Referral and advice by volunteer solicitors. Monday nights by appointment. Daytime Monday and Thursday by appointment.
Cairns Community Legal Centre Inc
Level 1, Main Street Arcade85 Lake St, Cairns
Phone: 07 4031 7688
Website: www.cclc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 4 pm.
Areas of advice: Family, civil, criminal.
The Cairns Community Legal Centre is a generalist legal service providing legal advice, information and referrals in the areas of family, civil and criminal law to people living in far North Queensland (North of Cardwell).
Care Goondiwindi Association Inc
56 Marshall Street, GoondiwindiPhone: 07 4670 0700
Website: www.caregoondiwindi.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 4. 30 pm Saturday 9am -12pm
Areas of advice: Advocacy, pro bono, Rural Women's Outreach Legal Solicitor, video conferencing, family law and legal.
Caxton Legal Centre Inc
28 Heal St, New FarmPhone: 07 3254 1811
Website: www.caxton.org.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm. Evening advice hours: Mon, Tues and Thurs, 6pm - 7.30 pm, no appointment necessary.
Areas of advice: Most except immigration, taxation, complex commercial matters, native title and personal injury.
Provides free generalist legal advice, assistance and referrals for clients with low incomes or who face other access to justice issues. Emphasis on self help, empowerment and education. Operates specialist programs including a child support service and a program for older people experiencing, or at risk from, family violence (non spousal).
Central Queensland Community Legal Centre Inc
Suite 5, 67 East St, RockhamptonPhone: 07 4922 1200
Free call: 1800 155 121
Website: www.cqclc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Civil law
Services the Central Queensland region to Longreach. Provides free generalist legal advice, community legal education work and has a victims of crime advocate.
Disability Discrimination Legal Service
Level 1, Main St Arcade85 Lake Street, Cairns
Phone: 1800 650 197
Website: www.cclc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 4 pm
Areas of advice: Disability discrimination
The Disability Discrimination Legal Service (DDLS) is part of the Cairns Comunity Legal Centre and is a specialist service, which provides legal advice, information and referrals to people with disabilities who have been discriminated against because of their disability. The DDLS is available to such people in the area of North Queensland (north of Mackay).
Environmental Defenders Office (Qld) Inc
30 Hardgrave Rd, West EndPhone: 07 3211 4466
Website: www.edo.org.au/edoqld
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Public interest environmental law
The EDO helps people use the law to defend the environment. We act for individuals and conservation groups seeking to protect the environment in the public interest. Main services are legal advice and casework, law reform and public education.
Environmental Defenders' Office of Northern Queensland Inc
Level 1, 96 -98 Lake St, CairnsPhone: 07 4031 4766
Website: www.edo.org.au/edonq
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Public interest environmental law
Environmental Defenders Office of Northern Queensland Inc, is a community legal centre specialising in the area of public interest environmental and planning law. EDO-NQ offers a case work and legal advice service, community education and also participates in law reform. EDO-NQ assists environmentally concerned residents of North Queensland, from Mackay to Queensland's northern border with Papua New Guinea.
Gold Coast Legal Service
2/18 Bay Street, SouthportPhone: 07 5532 9611
Website: www.advicebureau.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Thursday night walk-in clinic, 5 - 7 pm.
Areas of advice: All civil, neighbour disputes, admin, family law, consumer law.
All legal advice strictly by appointment only. Service provides assistance in most areas of law including assistance with forms, drafting of court documents, correspondence. Does not do commercial law nor act for businesses of any description.
Indigenous Family Violence Legal Outreach Unit
4th floor, Northtown Building280 Flinders Street, Townsville
Phone: 1800 142 405
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Family violence and sexual assult
Provides free legal advice, representation and casework for indigenous families affected by family violence or sexual assault within the communities of Palm Island, Charters Towers, Hughenden and Richmond.
Logan Legal Advice Centre
376 Kingston Road, WoodridgePhone: 07 3826 1599
Website: www.yfs.org.au/legaladvice/
Hours of operation: Wednesday evenings, 6 - 8 pm. Appointments required.
Areas of advice: All except small business and personal injury
Logan Youth Legal Service
376 Kingston Road, WoodridgePhone: 07 3826 1500
Website: www.yfs.org.au/legal
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Provides advice, representation to young people 17 yrs and younger.
Specialises in representing young people under 17 years in the Children's Court.
Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre Inc
Suite 4, City Court Arcade80 Victoria St, Mackay
Phone: 07 4953 1211
Website: www.mrclc.com.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm
Closed to the public on Fridays
Areas of advice: Generalist
Legal advice evening appointments available 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Please phone for appointment or more information.
North Queensland Womens Legal Service Inc (Cairns office)
204 McLeod St, CairnsPhone: 07 4041 0066
Free call: 1800 244 504
Website: www.nqwls.com.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm. Advice line: Tuesday to Thursday, 9 am - 1 pm.
Areas of advice: Family law, domestic violence
North Queensland Womens Legal Service Inc (Townsville office)
Level 3, 42 Sturt Street, TownsvillePhone: 07 4772 5400
Free call: 1800 244 504
Website: www.nqwls.com.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm. Advice line: Tues - Thurs, 9 am - 1 pm
Areas of advice: Family law, domestic violence, defacto property, discrimination.
Nundah Community Support Group Inc
14 Station Street, Nundah
Phone: 07 3260 6820
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 9.30am - 2.45pm (except close Wednesday 12.30pm) by appointment, Wednesday evenings drop in legal advice, information and referral service 6.15pm.
Areas of advice: Generalist.
Peninsula Community Legal Service (Qld)
4 McNaughton St, RedcliffePhone: 07 3883 4834
Hours of operation:
Advice: First, second, third and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, 7 pm - 8.30 pm
Areas of advice: General advice and information
A legal document assistance program is available for people on limited incomes. By appointment only.
Pine Rivers Community Legal Service
730 Gympie Road, LawntonPhone: 07 3205 2955
Website: www.prnc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday by appointment, Thursday evening drop in service 5.45pm - 7.30pm.
Areas of advice: General legal advice and information with emphasis on family law.
Free and confidential general legal advice service provided within the Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre. Paralegal assistance with completion of legal forms (especially Family Court forms).
Prisoners Legal Service Inc
Level 1, 53 Tribune StreetSouth Brisbane
Phone: 07 3846 3384/ or through Prisoner Telephone System
Website: www.plsqld.com
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm, Legal Advice Wednesday 9 am-11 am (Community) Tuesday & Thursday 9 am-1 pm (Prisoners)
Areas of advice: Prison law only.
A free legal service providing advice, advocacy and representation to incarcerated persons and their families on matters related to imprisonment.
Queensland Advocacy Inc
Suite G2, Ground FloorBrisbane Transit Centre, Roma Street, Brisbane
Phone: 07 3236 1122
Free call: 1800 130 582 (Qld only)
Website: www.qai.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Disability/ Guardianship
QAI is an independent, community-based systems advocacy and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland. QAI's mission is to promote, protect and defend, through advocacy, the fundamental needs and rights of the most vulnerable people with disability in Queensland. QAI does this by engaging in systems advocacy work - through campaigns directed to attitudinal law and policy change.
Queensland Association of Independent Legal Services
387 Ipswich Rd, AnnerleyPhone: 07 3392 0092
Website: www.qails.org.au
Areas of advice: Does not give legal advice.
QAILS is the state based peak body representing the 34 funded and unfunded member community legal centres (CLCs) operating throughout Queensland.
Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House Inc
Level 2, 129 Margaret Street, BrisbanePhone: 07 3846 6317
Website: www.qpilch.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Referral, all civil law
QPILCH is an assessment, research, referral and advice service, referring requests for legal assistance to member law firms, barristers and other professionals who provide pro bono assistance, and giving direct advice through volunteers and staff in discreet projects, such as to the homeless.
Refugee and Immigration Legal Service Inc
Level 1, 170 Boundary Street, West EndPhone: 07 3846 3189
Website: www.rails.org.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, 9am-5pm. Drop in advice sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5.30 pm.
Areas of advice: Immigration and refugee law - General Law advice only at drop in sessions on first & third Monday of the month.
RAILS specialises in refugee and immigration legal advice and case work. It conducts law reform and legal education programs.
Roma Community Legal Service Inc
96 Arthur Street, RomaPhone: 07 4622 4547
Website: www.romalegal.com
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm.
Closed 1pm - 2 pm.
Areas of advice: Family, civil and criminal
Free legal advice, information and referral for those unable to afford the cost of private solicitors. Free evening advice sessions once a month - appointment necessary. Free court support and representation including callover days. Child contact and access changeover point. Community legal education and community youth development. Video conferencing link available.
Seniors Legal & Support Service
Level 1, Main St Arcade
85 Lake St Cairns
Phone: 1800 650 931
Website: www.cclc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday - Thursday 9am - 4pm
Areas of advice: Elder advice and financial exploitation
The Seniors Legal & Support Service (SLASS) is apart of the Cairns Community Legal Centre and is a specialist service, which provides legal advice, information, referrals and social work support for the benefit of seniors experiencing elder abuse and financial exploitation. The SLASS is available to such people in the 2006 Cairns City Council Boundary area.
South West Brisbane Community Legal Centre Inc
28 Wirraway Parade, Inala
Phone: 07 3372 7677
Website: www.swbcls.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday, 10 am - 4 pm, Tuesday to Thursday, 9 am - 4 pm, Friday 9 am - 1 pm
Areas of advice: Family wills and EPAs credit and debt, consumer, traffic offences, motor vehicle accidents, neighbour disputes.
Stanthorpe Community Legal Service
8 Corundum St, StanthorpePhone: 07 4681 3777
Hours of operation: Fortnightly from 10am - By appointment only
Areas of advice: Most areas
Local solicitors volunteer 1 hour per fortnight for a clinic service, by appointment. Rural Womens Outreach legal Service visit once a month for 2 hour clinic - By appointment.
Suncoast Community Legal Service
7 Ocean Street, MaroochydorePhone: 07 5443 7827
Hours of operation: Maroochydore, Monday and Tuesday, 6 pm - 8 pm. Noosa, Thursday, 6 - 7 pm
Areas of advice: Family law and civil law
Free legal advice and referral by volunteer solicitors. Phone in advance to make an appointment.
Taylor Street Community Legal Centre
Shop 6, 16 Torquay Road, Hervey Bay (office only no advice given here)Phone: 07 4194 2663
Hours of operation: Refer to QAILS website for Taylor St Community Legal Service hours.
Areas of advice: Taylor Street Community Legal Centre is an independent non-profit community program managed by the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre. It provides free legal advice to the people in the Wide Bay, Hinkler, North, Central and South Burnett and Cooloola Coast regions.
Advice is free, however, consultations are limited to a maximum of 15 minutes and each session may be limited to the first 8 clients.
Tenants' Union of Queensland Inc
28 Robertson Street, Fortitude ValleyStatewide advice: 1300 744 263
Website: www.tuq.org.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Phone advice: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
Areas of advice: Residential tenancy advice/law
The Tenants' Union of Queensland is a community based tenant organisation providing services for and representing the interests of residential tenants in Queensland. The Union aims to improve and protect the rights of all people who rent their home including boarding house and caravan park residents.
Tenants Union of Queensland - Fraser Coast office
5/16 Torquay Road, PialbaStatewide advice: 1300 744 263
Hours of operation: Advice hours, Monday to Friday, 9am-1pm
Areas of advice: Residential tenancy advice for tenants.
(NB Callers from Fraser Coast or North Qld will be put through to those offices during the listed hours.)
Tenants Union of Queensland - North Queensland office
208 McLeod Street, CairnsStatewide advice: 1300 744 263
Website: www.tuq.org.au
Hours of operation: Advice hours, Tuesday and Thursday, 2pm - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Residential tenancy advice for tenants.
The TUQ NQ office is a regional office of the Tenants Union of Queensland. The NQ office provides tenant education, policy and tenancy law training, services in the north of the state and provides tenant advice on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The TUQ Indigenous Tenant Education Program is also based in the NQ office in Cairns.
(NB Callers from Fraser Coast or North Qld will be put through to those offices during the listed hours.)
Townsville Community Legal Service Inc
Unit 2, 181 Sturt Street, Townsville
Phone: 07 4721 5511
Website: www.tcls.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm. Closed to the public on Fridays. Thursday evenings, 6 - 8 pm.
Areas of advice: All
The Service provided information and referral, advice and case work within guidelines, CLE training and workshops on request and undertakes law reform work.
Welfare Rights Centre Inc (Qld)
Alhambra PlaceSuite 3, 28 Old Cleveland Road, Stones Corner
Phone: 07 3421 2510
Free call: 1800 358 511
Website: www.wrcqld.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm.
Initial social security advice provided Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon.
Areas of advice: Social security and disability discrimination
The Welfare Rights Centre provides a free, independent telephone advice service to individuals about Social Security law and its administration through Centrelink. Other CLCs can contact the WRC for advice at any time.
Women's Legal Service (QLD)
387 Ipswich Road, Annerley. Entry on the corner of Ponsonby Street.Phone: 07 3392 0670
Free call: 1800 677 278
Website: www.wlsq.org.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm, Phone service: Monday to Friday 9 am - 1 pm. Mon, Wed and Thurs 6 pm - 8 pm.
Areas of advice: Family law
Statewide service run by women for women.
Youth Advocacy Centre
196 Newmarket Road, WilstonPhone: 07 3857 1155
Website: www.yac.net.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm, Closed 1 - 2 pm.
Areas of advice: Advice for young people between ages 10-17.
YAC is a legal and welfare agency for young people under the age of 17 years, who live in or around Brisbane and on a limited basis to young people outside Brisbane by telephone.
