Key Resources
Legal services in Australia can help you understand your rights, visas and legal options. Getting legal advice can help you make decisions, solve problems and stay safe when dealing with immigration or other legal issues.
General legal support and services
Find free or low-cost legal advice, information and community legal services that help you understand the law and your rights in NSW.
Legal Aid NSW
Search for answers to your legal questions.
Legal Aid NSW translated resources
Read information about legal support available in NSW in different languages.
Legal advice (LawAccess NSW)
Read information about free legal advice to eligible people by phone and at various locations across NSW.
Community Legal Centres NSW
Read information about Community Legal Centres NSW, a peak representative body for 41 community legal centres across New South Wales which supports, represents and advocates for members and the legal assistance sector more broadly, with the aim of increasing access to justice for people in NSW.
Women’s Legal Service NSW
Read information about Women's Legal Service NSW, which is a community legal centre providing women across NSW with a range of free legal services.
Legal rights and support for a child or young person
Read information for children and young people about dealing with problems at home, mental health, homelessness, legal help, leaving home, alcohol and drugs.
Immigration, refugee and visa legal support
Find legal help with visas, immigration matters, refugee claims and family reunion, including specialist services and migration advice.
Read information about the Legal Aid NSW Refugee Service, which helps newly arrived refugees with civil (including immigration) law and family law legal problems.
Read information about how this organisation, which provides trauma-informed legal help to refugees and people seeking asylum, including people of all nationalities, religions and gender identities.
Read information about the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC), a specialist, not-for-profit community legal centre (CLC) with over 35 years’ experience in migration law and policy.
Use the Human Rights Law Centre to access legal support and services in Australia.
Read information about how to find a migration agent or legal practitioner.
Read information about reuniting families services, legal advice and support.
Read information about visa options for family reunion.
Read information about family reunion options for ROS visa holders.
Domestic and family violence support
Find confidential legal help, protection and support if you experience domestic or family violence, including safety services and emergency housing.
Domestic and family violence support
Read information about domestic and family violence and how to access available support services if you feel unsafe.
Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW)
Read information about the peak body for specialist domestic and family violence services in NSW, representing approximately 200 member services across the state.
Family Advocacy and Support Service (Legal Aid NSW)
Read information about accessing the Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS), which provides services to people affected by family violence.
Emergency accommodation and housing
Read information about crisis and emergency housing, escaping family and domestic violence, and finding a homelessness shelter or service.
Coercive control
Read information and watch videos about coercive control, including what it is, how to know the signs, and how to get help.
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