Find free legal services near you.
Private lawyers can be expensive, so we’ve listed some free legal services. These services can be used if you’re facing legal action over a debt, potential eviction, or if you just need to speak to someone for legal advice.
Community legal services
You can find a directory of community-based legal services across Australia here: Legal Help – CLCs Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Legal Aid ACT
1300 654 314
Aboriginal Legal Service
02 9213 4100 and 1800 765 767
Canberra Community Law
02 6218 7900
Care Consumer Law
02 6143 0044
Women’s Legal Centre (ACT and Region)
02 6257 4499
Northern Territory
Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission
1800 019 343
Central Australian Women’s Legal Service
1800 684 055
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
Alice Springs 1800 636 07
Darwin 1800 898 251
Katherine 1800 897 728
Top End Women’s Legal Service
08 8982 3000 or 1800 234 441
New South Wales
Legal Aid New South Wales
1300 888 529
Aboriginal Legal Service
02 9213 4100 and 1800 765 767
Financial Rights Legal Centre
1800 844 949
Redfern Legal Centre
02 9698 7277
Women’s Legal Service NSW
02 8745 6988
1800 801 501 (rural), First Nations
Queensland
Legal Aid Queensland
1300 651 188
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD)
1800 012 255
Caxton Legal Centre
07 3214 6333
North Queensland Women’s Legal Service
1800 244 504
Queensland Women’s Legal Service
1800 957 957
1800 457 117 (rural, regional and remote)
South Australia
Legal Services Commission of South Australia
1300 366 424
Consumer Credit Law Centre
08 8202 5960 or 1300 886 220 (country)
Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement
1800 643 222
Women’s Legal Service (SA)
08 8231 8929 or 1800 816 349
Tasmania
Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania
1300 366 611
Hobart Community Legal Service
Hobart 03 6223 2500
Bridgewater 03 6263 4755
Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service
1800 595 162
Women’s Legal Service Tasmania
1800 682 468
Victoria
Victoria Legal Aid
1300 792 387
Consumer Action Law Centre
1800 466 477
Women’s Legal Service Victoria
03 8622 0600 or 1800 133 302
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
1800 064 865
Western Australia
Legal Aid Western Australia
1300 650 579
Aboriginal Legal Service
1800 019 900
Consumer Credit Legal Service WA
08 9221 7066
Women’s Law Centre WA
08 9272 8800
1800 625 122 (country)
This information was last updated 5 June 2023.
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