The following links
are inserted for convenience and do not constitute a full
listing of all such organisations. Their inclusion does
not constitute endorsement of material at those sites,
or any associated organisation, product or service.
Many of the following web sites contain
links to and contact details for local state and territory
branches.
Arts
Law Centre of Australia Arts Law gives preliminary
advice and information to artists and arts organisations
across all artforms on a wide range of arts related legal
and business matters including contracts, copyright, business
names and structures, defamation, insurance and employment. Australian
Legal Assistance Agencies (on Lex Scripta) Communications
Law Centre The Communications Law Centre (CLC) is
an independent, non-profit, public interest organisation
specialising in media, communications and online law and
policy. It works in four main areas: research, teaching,
public education and legal advice. Disability
Discrimination Legal Service Free
legal advice and assistance - a referral guide Focuses
on NSW, published by LIAC. Immigration
Rights and Advice Centreprovides
free, independent, immigration advice and assistance and
education in order to improve access to justice under
Australia's immigration system.
National Association of Community Legal Centres List
of legal centres in each state and territory. Includes
telephone numbers, email addresses, web sites where available. National
Children's and Youth Law Centre Provides advice and
information to children and young people, their parents
and advocates and the wider community, about young people's
legal rights and responsibilities. National
Environmental Defenders Office NetworkAn
independent community legal centre which provides legal
advice and representation on environmental law issues. National
Legal AidNational
Legal Aid (NLA) represents the Directors of each of the
eight State / Territory Legal Aid Commissions in Australia.
Provides links to each state and territory's legal aid
commission. National
Network of Indigenous Womens Legal ServicesThe
Network has members in all states and the NT. The members
include Indigenous Women's Projects, the Aboriginal Women's
Legal Service in NSW, many Indigenous Family Violence
Prevention Legal Services, and individual indigenous women
working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal
Services, Community Legal Services and for other law related
bodies. All of the services in the Network are providing
legal help to indigenous women and children. National
Network of Women's Legal Services National
Pro Bono Resource Centre National Welfare
Rights Network The NWRN is a network of services throughout
Australia that provides free and independent information,
advice and representation to individuals about Social
Security law and its administration through Centrelink.
The NWRN consists of both specialist community legal centres
and services as well as individual advocates who are based
in generalist community legal centres. NWRN member organisations
are located in each capital city in Australia and in four
regional centres. They are completely independent of Centrelink
and all government departments. National
Women's Justice Coalition Unlawful Termination Assistance Scheme This scheme provides assistance to obtain legal advice on unlawful termination claims. It is subject to eligibility criteria. Legal
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