COURTS Family Court of Australia (responsible for resolving or determining family disputes) Local Courts (information about going to Court)
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Anti-Discrimination Board (investigates and conciliates complaints of discrimination, harassment and vilification) Australian Law Reform Commission (conducts inquiries into areas of law reform) Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (investigates discrimination on the grounds of race, colour or ethnic origin, racial vilification , sex, sexual harassment, marital status, pregnancy, or disability) Legal Aid Offices (locations in NSW) Victims Services (victims’ support, advice and information) Department of Family & Community Services (Cth) (responsible for income support, housing policy, community support, disability services, child care services and family issues, including family payments, child support and family relationships) NSW Government Law & Justice Site (links to service providers, rights & responsibilities and legal system) Department of Community Services (DoCS) (child protection, child care, disaster recovery, grants)
STATUTES & REGS Australian Legal Information Institute (a joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law) | LEGAL RESEARCH Legal Information Access Centre (access to information about the law through NSW public libraries) Law Directory (web wombat search engine category) Law Foundation of NSW (seeks to advance the fairness and equity of the justice system, and to improve access to justice, especially for socially and economically disadvantaged people) Lawmap Legal Explorer (guide to online legal resources in Australia)
COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRES Australian CLCs (provide legal advice and advocacy, especially for people disadvantaged in their access to justice) NSW Tenants (CLC that aims to represent the interests of all tenants in NSW) Immigration Advice & Right Service (IARC) (CLC specialising in immigration law) Intellectual Disability Rights Service (helps people with an intellectual disability get their rights)
| GENERAL LawAccess (portal for NSW legal information websites) Law for You (plain English fact sheets, do-it-yourself kits, forms/letters and more) Law Society (answers to common legal problems, find a lawyer, law for young people, mock trial competition, SCRAM, consumer protection, community referral service, speakers bureau & pro bono scheme)
GAY & LESBIAN Lesbians, Gays and the Law (legal protections for gay and lesbian couples)
WOMEN Australian Centre for Women & the Law (community networking project of the National Women's Justice Coalition Inc.) Women's Legal Resources Centre (provision of legal services, law reform and community legal education, particularly for women who are disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances)
YOUTH Lawstuff (legal information and email advice for people under 18) The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre (legal service for homeless and disadvantaged young people aged 25 and under) National Child Protection Clearinghouse (part of the National Strategy for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) |