Legal Assistance

Although Court staff are restricted in the type of assistance that they can provide to clients, a number of organisations within the ACT exist that may be able to help with the provision of legal advice. These organisations include the: 

Aboriginal Justice Centre Inc
Level 3 Griffin Centre
Genge Street
Canberra City ACT 2600
Telephone: (02) 6162 1000
info@actajc.org.au

Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited
7/9 Moore Street
Canberra  ACT  2601
Telephone: (02) 6249 8488

ACT Human Rights Commission
Level 4, 12 Moore Street
Canberra City ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6205 2222

ACT Law Society Legal Advice Bureau
Level 3, 11 London Circuit
Canberra City  ACT  2601
Telephone: (02) 6247 5700
Free legal advice is provided by the Society between 12:30 and 2:00 pm at their Civic office. Legal advice is by appointment only. 
An appointment can be made by calling 6247 5700.  

ACT Pro Bono Clearing House
c/- ACT Law Society
GPO Box 1562, Canberra ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6247 5700
Facsimile: (02) 6247 3754
Email: mail@actlawsociety.asn.au
By application only to the Clearing House Administrator.

C.A.R.E. Inc Financial Counselling Service and The Consumer Law Centre of the ACT
Shop 16, 1st Floor Waldorf Apartments
2 Akuna Street
Canberra City  ACT 2601 
Telephone: (02) 6257 1788

Environmental Defender's Office
Level 1 / 14 Childers Street
Canberra City ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6243 3460
edoact@edo.org.au

Legal Aid ACT
2 Allsop Street
Canberra City  ACT  2601
Telephone: 1300 654 314

Public Trustee for the ACT
Ground Floor
221 London Circuit
Canberra City ACT 2600
Telephone: (02) 6207 9800

Street Law
Havelock House
Gould Street
Turner  ACT  2616
Telephone: 1800 787 529
Telephone: (02) 6257 2931

Tenants' Union ACT Inc
PO Box 8
Civic Square
Canberra ACT 2608
Telephone: (02) 6247 2011

VOCAL Victims of Crime Assistance League ACT Incorp
1 Iluka Street
Narrabundah ACT 2604
Telephone: (02) 6295 9600

Welfare Rights and Legal Centre
Havelock House
Cnr Northbourne Avenue and Gould Street
Turner  ACT  2612
Telephone: (02) 6247 2177
wrlc@netspeed.com.au

Women's Legal Centre (ACT and Region) Incorporated
PO Box 1726
Canberra City ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6257 4499 or 1800 634 669, if outside Canberra 

Youth Law Centre ACT
Level 1 / 14 Childers Street
Canberra City ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6173 5410
contact@youthlawact.org.au