Free Legal Advice for Northern Inlanders

The North and Northwest Community Legal Service is a not-for-profit community organisation that provides free legal advice, assistance and support to people in the Northern Inland Region who are having difficulties accessing or is unsure how to access the legal system. Their service is open to anyone in the community and is not means tested. Through their regular outreach service, their solicitors are available for face-to-face meetings in townships throughout the Northern Inland at least once a month and they also run regular workshops on specific topics.

Some of the matters they can assist with are:

• Family Law issues (excluding property settlement and child support matters)
• Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship
• Wills (without real property e.g a house)
• Consumer complaints
• Credit and debt issues
• Discrimination
• Employment and workplace issues
• Criminal law
• Traffic offences
• Victims Support
• Neighbourhood disputes
• Apprehended Violence Orders
• Youth issues

Appointments are available either by telephone or face-to-face. Further details are available on the North and Northwest Community Legal Service website or by phone on 1800 687 687.