Legal Resources

LEGAL RESOURCES

While the Guild's Student Assist service does not offer legal advice, we can help you access appropriate services.

COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES

There are a range of community legal centres in Perth that often offer free or affordable services to low income earners. If you would like to know where to access suitable legal advice, please speak to a Student Assist officer who will point you in the right direction.

Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.) (ALSWA)

The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.) (ALSWA) provides legal representation and support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Western Australia, including advocating in policy and law reform in submissions, at conferences and in the media.

Address: 7 Aberdeen Street, Perth WA 6004 (near McIver Train Station)
Phone: 1800 019 900 or (08) 9265 6666
After Hours: (08) 9265 6644

Website: als.org.au

Citizens Advice Bureau

Citizens Advice Bureau provide a low-cost legal advice service on a wide range of issues and prepare various simple legal documents. Legal Appointments are available at the Perth head office and branches throughout Perth metropolitan area and the South West.

Phone: (08) 9221 5711
Monday to Friday, 9:30am - 4pm (excluding public holidays)

Website: cabwa.com.au

Community Legal Centres

Community Legal Centres (CLCs) are not for profit, non-government organisations that provide legal and welfare services to people in need. Some CLCs specialise in certain areas such as the legal problems of youth, tenants, migrants and Centrelink benefit recipients. Others offer more general services within their local communities. The services provided by CLCs may include legal information, advice and representation to individuals and groups; community education and law reform programs and advice to governments on policy issues. Most services are free or very low cost.

Website: www.communitylegalwa.org.au

Consumer Credit Legal Service (WA)(CCLSWA)

Consumer Credit Legal Service (WA) Inc. (CCLSWA) is a not-for-profit charitable organisation which provides legal advice and representation to consumers in WA in the areas of credit, banking and finance. CCLSWA also takes an active role in community legal education, law reform and policy issues affecting consumers.

The organisation is funded by the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments through the Community Legal Services Program to provide free legal advice to the Western Australian public, including those residing in rural and remote regions.

Phone: (08) 9221 7066
Email: cclswa@cclswa.org.au
9am and 4pm Monday to Friday except Public Holidays

Before calling, get your information handy. If you’ve got these in front of you they may be able to provide you with advice within 24 hours.

Default notice, summons, claims
Contracts or agreements
Identification
Previous communication with company

Website: https://cclswa.org.au/

Circle Green Community Legal (for Employment, Tenancy, and Migration Advice)

Circle Green Community Legal is a merger of three community legal centres - the Employment Law Centre of WA, Tenancy WA, and the Humanitarian Group. They provide specialist legal services in employment, workplace discrimination, residential tenancy law, family and domestic violence, and humanitarian services.

Contact Information
Phone: (08) 6148 3636

Monday to Friday / 9am - 4pm

Website: circlegreen.org.au

International Students Only: StudyPerth with CircleGreen

To help international students understand their legal rights, StudyPerth will provide FREE multilingual and confidential legal advisory services via circlegreen.org.au.

CircleGreen can provides answers to commonly asked questions about laws in Australia, as well as on-the-go legal information about any legal matter related to:

Employment and workplace rights: sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination
Humanitarian: support for humanitarian visa holders, asylum seekers, refugees, and others with limited access to legal services
Housing/tenancy issues: advice on rental agreements, bond disputes, and tenant rights

How it works

Complete the referral form on the StudyPerth website:

studyperth.com.au

Law Access

Law Access is a not-for-profit organisation that coordinates the giving of pro bono (free) legal assistance by the Western Australian legal profession.

The service is targeted at not-for-profits and individuals in genuine need of legal assistance who satisfy a means and merits test. We are the last resort for those who cannot get legal assistance from community legal centres or legal aid.

The service does not provide any face to face advice or accept applications in person.
Applications must be submitted through the online forms on the website or by posting or emailing a hard copy application form.

Please be aware the service does not provide any general advice over the phone or by email.

Email: lawaccess@lawaccess.org.au
Website: lawaccess.org.au

Legal Aid WA

Legal Aid WA is the public face of the Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia.

Phone: 1300 650 579
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (AWST) except public holidays

Website: legalaid.wa.gov.au

Southern Communities Advocacy Legal Education Service (SCALES)

SCALES provides free legal advice, information and representation to low income people living in the Kwinana and Rockingham areas. SCALES also provides a state wide service in the area of immigration. SCALES deals with clients predominantly in the following areas: criminal law; domestic violence; family law; public housing and tenancy; immigration and refugee law; Centrelink; criminal injuries compensation, equal opportunity claims, consumer, contract, debt and civil law.

Address: Suite 3, St Nicholas Community Centre, 14 Council Ave, Rockingham, WA 6168
Phone: (08) 9550 0400
Monday to Thursday, 9am - 5pm
Friday, 9am to noon

Email: scales@murdoch.edu.au
Website: scales.org.au

Sussex Street Community Law Service

Sussex Street Community Law Service is a free and readily accessible legal service to low income and disadvantage people in the community.

Phone: 0429 611 435
Fax: (08) 9470 1805
Monday to Friday, 9:30am - 4:30pm

Email: sscls@sscls.asn.au
Website: sscls.asn.au

Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service

Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service (WA) is a not for profit community legal centre that provides independent advice, information, referral, representation and advocacy in relation to Centrelink, Family Assistance, Tenancy and Social Security prosecution matters.
The service is based in Perth and provides its services in a geographic catchment area within the state of Western Australia. There is no charge for our services.

Phone: 08 9328 1751
Email: welfare@wraswa.org.au
Website: wraswa.org.au

Women’s Law Centre

The Women's Law Centre is a community legal centre funded to provide free legal services for women of Western Australia. Providing information about legal issues and referral to support services, legal advice, casework, community legal education and law reform advocacy.
By appointment, the Women's Law Centre can assist you with:

Family law children's issues
Divorce applications
Family law property settlement one off advice at our monthly evening legal clinic (by appointment only)
Domestic and family violence issues (including restraining orders)
Protection and care proceedings
Criminal injuries compensation where it relates to family and domestic violence and/or sexual assault
Women's human rights issues through systemic advocacy
Advice Line is open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.45pm. We are closed from 12.00pm to 1.00pm daily for lunch.

The WLCWA assists women by appointment only.

Address: 445 Hay Street, Perth, WA 6000
Phone: 9272 8800 (Metropolitan)
Freecall: 1800 625 122 (Country).

Their Advice Line is open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:45pm.

Website: wlcwa.org.au

Youth Legal Service

Youth Legal Service provides free professional legal services to children and young people (under 25 years) residing in Western Australia.

Address: Suite 3, 12 St George’s Terrace Perth WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9202 1688 (Metropolitan)

Email: yls@youthlegalserviceinc.com.au
Website: youthlegalserviceinc.com.au

CONTACT STUDENT ASSIST

We're the free support and advocacy service of the Curtin Student Guild.

Our officers are unbiased, confidential, and —most importantly— work for the Guild, so they are completely independent of Curtin University

Please include your name, student number, course of study and a description of your query.

Email: student.assist@guild.curtin.edu.au
Phone: (08) 9266 2900
Free call: 1800 063 865

Building 106F, Curtin University
Monday to Friday, 9am - 4pm (AWST/UTC+8)

Students at any Curtin campus are welcome to contact us. Our time zone is Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+8).

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