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NDLSS DATABASE OF PERTH COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRES (CLCs)
The following database was complied to allow all law students the opportunity to access community legal centres and other legal organisation’s in an easy and time effective manner. A major objective of the database is to provide for the law students , who are undertaking the Ethics and the Law ‘LW104’ unit , an easy to use information gateway so that they know where to find various community legal centres within the metropolitan area.
I would like to thank those community legal centres for their permission in publishing this information.
Below are the names of the Community Legal Centre’s listed alphabetically.
1. CASE for Refugees
CASE for Refugees is a community legal centre, formed by concerned people like you, who are working to ensure that the rights of refugees and asylum seekers are protected. CASE for Refugees aims to strengthen the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and persons of concern, through legal representation, research, educational initiatives and policy development, and to promote the interests of asylum seekers, refugees and persons of concern individually and collectively through law and public policy. CASE for Refugees is a non-profit, non-government organisation. Volunteers can interview clients, interpret and translating general correspondence, undertake administration tasks, research and much more.
Tel: 08 9227 7311
Fax: 08 9227 7188
Email: Pamela Bryant volunteer@caseforrefugees.org.au
Website: www.caseforrefugees.org.au
Location: Room 23, Level 2, Trinity Arcade 671 Hay St Mall, Perth WA 6000
2. Citizens Advice Bureau
Provides advice and information relating to most areas of law including family, civil, consumer, vehicle accidents, neighbourhood disputes, simple wills, powers of attorney and probate. Initial legal advice given, no legal representation. Some Family Court documents provided. Branches situated in Albany, Armadale, Busselton, Fremantle, Joondalup, Kwinana, Mandurah, Midland and Rockingham.
Tel: 08 9325 4217
Fax: 08 9221 5356
Email: cab@cabwa.com.au
3. Gosnells Community Legal Centre Inc
Gosnells is in the southwest metro area of Perth and provides information, advice and ongoing assistance in family law, Child Support, Welfare Rights, Tenancy, Consumer Credit and Domestic Violence. Representation in court available for restraining order applications and defended hearings. Initial legal advice available in minor criminal and civil law matters. Mediation available in neighbourhood and family disputes. CLE available.
Tel: 08 9398 1455
Fax: 08 9490 1265
Email: admin@gosclc.com.au
Website: www.gosclc.com.au
4. Fremantle Community Legal Centre
Provides advocacy with Centrelink, Homewest, other government bodies, financial counselling, legal advice and community legal education. There is an evening legal service twice weekly. Restraining Order Service at the Local Court in Fremantle. Assistance with Judgement Summonses at Local Court. Fortnightly Family Law information session.
Tel: 08 9432 9790
Fax: “08 9432 9794
Email/ Website: fclc@fremantle.wa.gov.au
5. Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women’s Resource Centre
The Centre is a family violence prevention unit and provides legal advice and representation and community legal education for women.
Tel: 08 9191 5284
Fax: 08 9191 5611
Address: Lot 284 Balanigangarri Road, Fitzroy Crossing
6. Mental Health Law Centre
Provision of legal advice and representation for involuntary patients in the mental health system. Referrals for other legal issues. Education on mental health legal issues. The MHLC is also currently providing casework services on other legal problems directly connected to mental illness. Primarily criminal, guardianship and administration, employment and discrimination, criminal (injuries compensation, family and freedom of information and minor civil).
Tel: 08 9328 8266
Fax: 08 9328 8577
Email: Mental_Health_WA@fcl.fl.asn.au
office@mhlcwa.org.au
Website: www.mhlcwa.org.auEDOWA
8. Multicultural Services Centre of WA Inc
A specialised legal service for clients mainly from non-English speaking backgrounds. The centre operates as a community legal program within a Multicultural Service. Provides initial advice, minor assistance and casework. Areas of work in family law and civil law. CLE provided to specific ethnic groups on family law, wills and domestic violence.
Tel: 08 9328 2699
Fax: 08 9227 7638
Email: ramdas@mscwa.com.au
9. Peel Community Legal Service Inc.
This newly funded service provides Legal Advice Clinics to Mandurah and to the Peel region. Family law information sessions are held fortnightly. CLE forums will be held regularly to increase public awareness of legal rights and responsibilities in areas ranging from neighbour disputes to employee rights. Hours: 9-4.30pm Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. Closed to the public on Wednesdays.
Tel: 08 9581 4511
Fax: 08 9581 5211
Email: office@peelcls.com.auHSC LEGAL
10. Southern Communities Advocacy Legal & Education Service
SCALES is a legal education clinic with Murdoch University.
Free generalist legal service with advice and casework on Consumer/Debt; Criminal Injuries Compensation; Criminal including Childrens Court; Domestic Violence service/court support; Equal Opportunity; Family Law Childrens Matters; Immigration; MVA; Centrelink; Tenancy; law reform, community development, community legal education and Family Law Forums.
Location: Kwinana and Rockingham
Tel: 08 9528 6077
Fax: 08 9528 6078
Email: scales@murdoch.edu.au
Website: www.law.murdoch.edu.au/scales
11. Sussex Street Community Law Service
Generalist legal service providing advice and assistance in civil and family law. Also provides specialist services in tenancy and welfare rights and financial counselling. Statewide disability discrimination unit. Publisher of WA Law Handbook. Community legal education and law reform activities. Disability Advocacy Service – WA for Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse groups.
Tel: 08 9470 2676
Fax: 08 9470 1805
Email: Denise Beeer d.beer@sscls.asn.au, sscls@sscls.asn.au
Website: www.sscls.asn.au
Location: 29 Sussex Street, East Victoria Park, WA 6101
12. Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service (WA)
Specialist legal advice service providing information, advice, advocacy and
assistance with Centrelink, issues and
appeals. We also conduct information sessions on Centrelink appeals process
for clients and community organisations, as well as other community legal
education and welfare reform activities.
We also provide tenancy assistance two days per week.
Tel: 08 9328 1751
Fax: 08 9227 1375
Email: welfare@wraswa.org.au
Website: www.wraswa.org.au
13. Women’s Law Centre WA
Specialist women’s legal service seeking to provide information, advice, minor assistance, representation, community legal education and law reform acitivities.
Tel: 08 9272 8800
Fax: 08 9272 8866
Email: wlcentreofwa@iinet.net.auTAS WA
14. Youth Legal Service
A service for young people, their families and those who work with young people providing representation in the Children’s Court, advice, information, advocacy, education, resources, law reform, policy referral and financial counselling up to the age of 25years.
Tel: 08 9202 1688, 1800 199 006 (Country callers)
Fax: 08 9202 1699
Contact: Cheryl Cassidy- Vernon or Kate Davis
Email: yls@youthlegalserviceinc.com.au
Website: www.youthlegalserviceinc.com.au