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Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Limited

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Metropolitan Perth, South West, Mid West and Gascoyne, Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt
Phone: 1800 019 900
Address: 7 Aberdeen St, Perth WA 6000
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly to learn more about referrals and eligibility.

Recovery After Violence Support

Counselling and Advocacy, Court Family Violence Service
Region: Metropolitan Perth, Perth Metropolitan South East, Perth Metropolitan North East, Perth Metropolitan North West, Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel
Organisation: Anglicare WA
Phone: 1300 114 446
Email: info@anglicarewa.org.au
Address: Geoffrey Sambell Centre, 23 Adelaide Tce, East Perth 6004
Opening Times: Mon – Fri: 8.30am – 4.30pm
Referrals / Suitability: Anyone who is a victim/survivor of family and domestic violence accessing the Perth Family Court in relation to Children’s Matters. Contact the service directly or request a referral from another organisation such as the Family Advocacy Support Service.

Law Access

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan North East, Perth Metropolitan South East, Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel, Perth Metropolitan North West, Metropolitan Perth
Phone: (08) 6488 8725
Email: lawaccess@lawaccess.org.au
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly to learn more about referrals and suitability. We do not provide any telephone or face to face advice or accept applications in person. Applications must be submitted through the online forms on this website or by posting or emailing a hard copy application form. Please be aware we do not provide any general advice over the phone or by email.

Child Witness Service

Court Family Violence Service
Region: Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Department of Justice
Phone: 08 9425 2850
Address: Level 2, District Court Building 500 Hay St PERTH WA 6000
Opening Times: Mon-Fri: 8.30am – 4.30pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly.

Criminal Injuries Compensation

Court Family Violence Service
Region: Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Department of Justice
Phone: +61 8 9425 3250
Email: criminal.injuries@justice.wa.gov.au
Address: Level 10, Golden Square 32 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly.

Victim Support Service and Child Witness Service

Court Family Violence Service
Region: Perth Metropolitan South East, Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel, Perth Metropolitan North East, Perth Metropolitan North West, Metropolitan Perth, Great Southern, South West, Kimberley, Mid West and Gascoyne, Pilbara, Goldfields-Esperance, Statewide
Organisation: Department of Justice
Email: VictimSupportService@justice.wa.gov.au
Opening Times: Mon – Fri: 9 am – 4 pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly to find out about referrals and suitability.

Victim Support Service

Court Family Violence Service
Region: Metropolitan Perth, Great Southern, Statewide, Pilbara, Mid West and Gascoyne, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt, Kimberley, South West
Organisation: Department of Justice
Phone: (08) 9425 2850 or 1800 818 988
Email: VictimSupportService@justice.wa.gov.au
Address: Level 2, District Court Building 500 Hay St PERTH WA 6000;
Mandurah Courthouse 333 Pinjarra Rd MANDURAH WA 6210 Telephone: (08) 9583 1120;
Rockingham Justice Complex 15-17 Whitfield St ROCKINGHAM WA 6168 Telephone (08) 9599 7699;
Albany Courthouse 184 Stirling Tce ALBANY WA 6330 Telephone (08) 9845 5222;
Kimberley Regional Offices, 2 Weld St BROOME WA 6726 Telephone: (08) 9194 2400;
Bunbury Courthouse 65 Wittenoom St BUNBURY WA 6230 Telephone (08) 9781 4294;
Carnarvon Courthouse Corner Robinson St and Babbage Island Rd CARNARVON WA 6701 Telephone (08) 9941 5566;
Derby Courthouse Loch St DERBY WA 6728 Telephone (08) 9191 2274;
Esperance Courthouse 100 Dempster St ESPERANCE WA 6450 Telephone (08) 9071 6318;
Geraldton Courthouse Marine Tce GERALDTON WA 6530 Telephone (08) 9964 4816;
Kalgoorlie Courthouse 208 Hannan St KALGOORLIE WA 6430 Telephone (08) 9093 5334;
Karratha Courthouse Balmoral Rd KARRATHA WA 6714 Telephone (08) 9143 1877;
Kununurra Courthouse 94 Coolibah Dve KUNUNURRA WA 6743 Telephone (08) 9166 7130;
Northam Courthouse 118 Wellington St NORTHAM WA 6401 Telephone (08) 9622 7017;
South Hedland Justice Complex Hawke Pl SOUTH HEDLAND WA 6722 Telephone (08) 9172 9313.
Opening Times: Mon – Fri: 9am – 4pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly for information on how to access or refer to the service

Women’s Legal Service WA

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan North West, Metropolitan Perth, Perth Metropolitan North East, Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel, Perth Metropolitan South East
Organisation: Women’s Legal Service WA
Phone: (08) 9272 8800
Email: info@wlswa.org.au
Address: L1/445 Hay St, Perth WA 6000
Opening Times: Mon – Fri 9am–4:30pm
Referrals / Suitability: With limited appointments available, we target our services to women who have the greatest need and who may experience additional barriers in accessing support and justice. That can mean women who have no or very low income; have limited access to other legal services, such as those in remote regions, those not eligible to access other services (including Legal Aid), or where their local community legal centre is unable to assist; are experiencing or overcoming family violence, or the trauma it creates; have a disability; are homeless; are in prison or remand; are from a multicultural background, particularly if English is a second language; are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; are experiencing discrimination on the basis of sexuality.

Sussex Street Community Law Service

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan North East, Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Sussex Street Community Law Service
Phone: (08) 6253 9500
Address: 29 Sussex St, East Victoria Park WA 6101
Referrals / Suitability: For more information on the services provided by Sussex Street Community Law Service Inc see the Overview and Programs and Services on the main website. To discuss your concerns on family law with one of our solicitors you will need to make an appointment. When you come in for your appointment bring in any letters, documents or notes about the matter.

Street Law Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Street Law Centre WA Inc
Phone: 1800 752 992
Address: Street Law Centre WA PO Box 6236 East Perth WA 6892
Opening Times: Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 2pm.
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly for information on referrals and suitability.

Family Violence Prevention Service (FVPLS)

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Great Southern
Organisation: Southern Aboriginal Corporation
Phone: (08) 9842 7751 Freecall: 1800 557 187
Email: reception@sacorp.com.au
Address: Family Violence Prevention Legal Service 45 – 47 Serpentine Road Albany, WA 6330
Opening Times: Please contact this service for opening hours.
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly for information on how to access support.

Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan North West
Organisation: Northern Suburbs Community Legal Service
Phone: (08) 9440 1663
Email: info@nsclegal.org.au
Address: 10 Cobbler Pl, Mirrabooka WA 6061 Building 1, Edith Cowan University 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup WA 6027 Y.hub Coworking, Building 2, 128 Yanchep Beach Rd, Yanchep WA 6035 Enterprise House, 935 Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo WA 6065

Mental Health Law Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan North West, Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Mental Health Law Centre, Ruah Community Services
Phone: (08) 9328 8012
Email: legalservices@ruah.org.au
Address: 255 Hay St, Subiaco, WA, 6008
Opening Times: Mon – Fri 9am – 4pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly for information on referrals and suitability.

Kimberley Community Legal Services

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Kimberley
Phone: 08 9169 3100 Kununurra; 08 9192 5177 Broome; Free call: 1800 686 020
Email: office@kcls.org.au
Address: 4 Papuana Street, Kununurra, WA 6743
Opening Times: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Monday to Thursday; Drop in legal service (no appointment necessary): 8.30am – 1.00pm, Monday to Wednesday; Friday: closed to the public (telephones open 8:30am – 1:00pm).
Referrals / Suitability: Please phone the service for more information on how to access services.

Circle Green – Community Legal Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan North East, Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Circle Green
Phone: (08) 6148 3636
Email: enquiries@circlegreen.org.au
Address: Ground Floor, 445 Hay Street, Perth
Opening Times: Mon – Fri 9:30am – 3:30pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please see the services main website for information on how you can get help, or call the service directly.

Aboriginal Family Legal Service

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Statewide
Organisation: Aboriginal Family Legal Service
Phone: (08) 9355 1502 Perth; (08) 9193 5455 Broome; (08) 9941 3633 Carnarvon; (08) 9965 4654 Geraldton; (08) 9021 0244 Kalgoorlie; (08) 9168 2001 Kununurra; (08) 9172 5024 Port Hedland.
Email: office@afls.org.au
Address: 113 Orrong Rd, Rivervale WA 6103; Unit 1/46 Dampier Tce, Broome WA 6725; Suite 1/10 Banksia St, Kununurra WA 6743; Lotteries House, 1 Camel Lane, Carnarvon WA 6701; 18 Chapman Rd, Geraldton WA 6530; 2/45 Brookman St, Kalgoorlie WA 6430; 2/3 Hunt St, South Hedland WA 6722.
Opening Times: Please contact your closest office for opening times.
Referrals / Suitability: For more information about this service please contact the office closest to you.

Youth Legal Service

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Youth Legal Service
Phone: (08) 9202 1688; Freecall: 1800 199 066
Email: yls@youthlegalserviceinc.com.au
Address: Suite 3/12 St George’s Tce Perth WA 6000
Opening Times: Mon-Fri, 9am – 4pm.
Referrals / Suitability: For more information about how to access the services offered please contact the service directly or refer to their website.

Wheatbelt Community Legal Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Wheatbelt
Organisation: Wheatbelt Community Legal Centre
Phone: (08) 9622 5200
Email: admin@wheatbeltclc.com.au
Address: 327 Fitzgerald St, Northam, WA 6401
Opening Times: Mon-Thurs: 9am-4pm CLOSED FRI, SAT & SUN
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly to find out how to get assistance.

Pilbara Community Legal Service

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Pilbara
Organisation: Pilbara Community Legal Service
Phone: (08) 9185 5899
Email: adminsh@pcls.net.au
Address: Lotteries House South Hedland Lotteries House
Opening Times: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm

Perth Family Violence Service

Court Family Violence Service
Region: Metropolitan Perth, Perth Metropolitan South East, Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel, Perth Metropolitan North East, Perth Metropolitan North West
Organisation: Department of Justice
Phone: 1800 600 476
Email: FamilyViolenceService@justice.wa.gov.au
Address: Perth Central Law Court Level 5, 501 Hay St, Perth WA 6000
Armadale Courthouse 109 Jull St, Armadale WA 6112
Fremantle Justice Complex, 8 Holdsworth St, Fremantle WA 6160
21 Reid Pde, Joondalup WA 6027
Midland Courthouse, 24 Spring Park Rd, Midland WA 6056
Rockingham Justice Complex, 15 – 17 Whitfield St, Rockingham WA 6168
Opening Times: Mon – Fri: 9am – 4pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly for information on how to access or refer to the service.

Peel Community Legal Service

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel
Phone: (08) 9581 4511
Email: hello@peelcls.com.au
Address: 61B Pinjarra Rd, Mandurah, WA 6210
Opening Times: Opening hours Mandurah: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Pinjarra: First Wednesday of each month. Waroona: Second Wednesday of each month. Byford: Fourth Wednesday of each month. 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, closed for lunch 12:30-1:00 PM

Naala Djookan Healing Centre

Family and Domestic Violence Groups, Family and Domestic Violence Hub, Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan North West, Metropolitan Perth
Phone: (08) 9205 7555
Email: naaladjookanhc@stirling.wa.gov.au
Address: 10-11/24 Chesterfield Rd, Mirrabooka WA 6061
Opening Times: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 8.30am–5pm Thurs: 8.30am–7pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly for more information on referrals and suitability.

Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Kimberley
Phone: (08) 9191 5284
Email: marninsupport@mwrc.com.au
Address: Lot 284 Balanijangarri Rd, Fitzroy Crossing, WA 6765
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly for information on how to access suport.

Legal and advocacy services

Legal Assistance Services
Region: South West
Organisation: South West Community Legal Centre
Phone: (08) 9791 3532 or Free Call: 1800 999 727
Email: info@swclc.org.au
Address: 14 Plaza St, South Bunbury WA 6230
Opening Times: Monday to Wednesday: 9:00am – 4:00pm Thursday: 9:00am- 3:00pm Friday: 9:00am- 2:00pm
Referrals / Suitability: Low income and disadvantaged community members People located in the Southwest Region, including Bunbury and nearby towns, Bridgetown, Busselton, Margaret River, Collie, Harvey, and Manjimup. Telephone or in person self-referral available for appointments. Also receives government and non-government referrals.

Legal and advocacy services

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Great Southern
Organisation: Albany Community Legal Centre
Phone: (08) 9842 8566
Address: 4/15 Peels Pl, Albany WA 6330
Opening Times: Mon to Thurs: ​8.30am – 4pm
Referrals / Suitability: ​Any person living in the region bounded by Walpole, Kojonup, Wagin, Lake King, Hopetoun and Albany can book for an initial appointment. Ongoing assistance will only be available to disadvantaged and at risk members of our community. Please call the service directly for additional service information.

Goldfields Community Legal Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Goldfields-Esperance
Organisation: Goldfields Community Legal Centre
Phone: (08) 9021 1888
Outreach contact number: 1300 139 188
Email: reception@gclc.com.au
Address: Suite 4-6, 37 Brookman St, Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
Opening Times: Monday to Friday: 9am – 4pm
Referrals / Suitability: Our Centre provides services to people in the Goldfields community, including Kalgoorlie, Boulder, Coolgardie, Kambalda, Norseman, Salmon Gums, Gibson and Esperance areas. Please phone the Centre for further information.

Gascoyne Community Legal Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Mid West and Gascoyne
Phone: (08) 9938 0600
Email: leeanner@raw.org.au
Address: 114 Sanford St, Geraldton WA 6530
Opening Times: Mon – Thurs: 9am–4pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please see the service’s main website for more information or phone them directly.

Fremantle Community Legal Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel, Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Fremantle Council
Phone: (08) 9432 9790
Email: fclc@fremantle.wa.gov.au
Address: Level 1, Suite 31 Fremantle Malls, 35 William St, Fremantle WA 6160
Opening Times: Mon – Fri: 9am-4pm
Referrals / Suitability: To access our service, Fremantle Community Legal Centre must be your closest community legal centre and you must meet one or more of the following criteria, which includes: – Financially disadvantaged – Culturally and linguistically diverse – Homeless or at risk of homelessness – Victim of family violence – Children at risk – Significant mental health issues or disability – Any other extenuating circumstances of vulnerability To access Family and Domestic Violence Support clients need to be referred from organisations, including victim support, hospitals and refuges in the Fremantle area.

SCALES Community Legal Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan South West including Peel
Organisation: SCALES – Southern Communities Advocacy Legal and Education Service
Phone: (08) 9550 0410
Email: g.walker@murdoch.edu.au
Address: Suite 3, St Nicholas Community Centre 14 Council Avenue Rockingham WA 6168
Opening Times: Monday and Friday 9am- 12pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am to 5pm Tuesday- Outreach to the Kwinana Zone.
Referrals / Suitability: Please see service’s main website or phone them directly for information on referrals and suitability.

Barndimalgu Court

Court Family Violence Service
Region: Mid West and Gascoyne
Organisation: Desert Blue Connect
Phone: (08) 9964 2742
Email: info@desertblueconnect.org.au
Address: Geraldton Magistrates Court 15 Marine Tce Geraldton WA 6530
Opening Times: Mon – Fri: 9am – 4pm
Referrals / Suitability: Service is by direct referral from court.

Gosnells Community Legal Centre

Legal Assistance Services
Region: Perth Metropolitan South East, Metropolitan Perth
Organisation: Gosnells Community Legal Centre
Phone: (08) 9398 1455
Email: admin@gosclc.com.au
Address: 1/2232 Albany Hwy, Gosnells WA 6110
Opening Times: Tues- Fri: 9.30am–12.30pm, 1.30–3.30pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please see the service’s website or contact directly for more information on how to access services.

Mara Pirni Healing Place

Counselling and Advocacy, Family and Domestic Violence Groups, Family and Domestic Violence Hub, Legal Assistance Services, Men’s Programs & Supports
Region: Goldfields-Esperance
Organisation: Hope Community Services, Ngunytju Tjitji Pirni Aboriginal Corporation, One Tree Community Services, Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Wanslea Family Services, Goldfields Indigenous Housing Organisation
Phone: (08) 6001 7030
Email: marapirni@hopecs.org.au
Address: 10 Brown Ave, Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
Opening Times: Mon – Fri: 9am – 5 pm
Referrals / Suitability: Please contact the service directly to learn more about referrals and eligibility.

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