Legal Advice Guidelines

The Centre will NOT give advice to a client where there is a conflict of interest

We also do not normally provide assistance in the following areas of law:

• commercial
• small business
• taxation
• conveyancing
• environmental and planning law
• immigration
• personal injury compensation (other than victim’s comp)
• property settlement
• preparation of wills

Where the client falls into one of the following categories:

• landlords in tenancy matters
• commercial credit providers
• employers in employment issues
• males in alleged acts of violence against women (e.g. respondents in Apprehended Violence Orders, defendants charged with assault) - Anti-Discrimination Exemption under section 126A
• males in family law disputes where there is an AVO in place, or an AVO application has been made, for the protection of the other party
• family law disputes where the other party is an Aboriginal woman - Anti-Discrimination Exemption under 126A