Victoria Legal Aid`s duty counsel service can provide confidential legal advice and representation to tenants (tenants) and residents free of charge in property matters (evictions) and injunctions. The DSCV cannot provide you with legal advice, but can provide you with general information about the process. If you need specific legal advice tailored to your concerns, you will need to consult a lawyer. Justice Connect provides free legal advice to disadvantaged people and develops programs to meet the legal needs of homeless people, seniors, non-profit organizations and self-advocates. If your hearing date is more than six days away, you may be able to get legal advice from a lawyer to help you prepare. Victoria Legal Aid provides free legal information and training to all Victorians. They may also offer advice and legal representation based on their financial situation and other individual circumstances. Learn more about our free services and how to use them in your language. You can also call us about your legal problem. Mental Health Legal Centre Tel: (03) 9629 4422 or 1800 555 887 (toll-free) mhlc.org.au/ LawMail LawMail is a national service. Email a lawyer in your home state for legal information www.lawmail.org.au/details Homeless Persons Legal Clinic (03) 8636 4408 or 1800 606 313 (toll-free) www.justiceconnect.org.au/our-programs/homeless-law Public Defender`s Office will advise you on disability issues, and the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service will provide free legal advice to the Koori community. Job Watch (03) 9662 1933 (Melbourne) or 1800 331 617 (outside Melbourne) Search our website for legal information and your choices.
Popular topics include: Help for Victorians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, whose legal problem is located in the Melbourne Metro or Geelong area Legal Help is a public telephone service for all Victorians. They can be a good starting point for legal information and where to get help. If you qualify, they will refer you internally to their lawyers or to duty counsel at the court. Phone: 1300 792 387 www.legalaid.vic.gov.au If you have a legal problem or would like information about the law, Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) – an agency of the ministry – may be able to help. VLA offers free advice on what you need to do to solve your legal problem, although there is no legal advice on every issue. The Law Institute of Victoria`s Find Your Lawyer legal advice service can offer you free investigative advice. You can reach her by phone at (03) 9607 9550 or on her website: www.liv.asn.au/Referral (external link) Tenant Victoria (assistance to individual tenants) Advice for tenants: (03) 9416 2577 Advice for social housing tenants (for social and community housing tenants): 1800 068 860 The Court Network has volunteers who provide information, support and refer people to other services. Victoria Legal Aid provides free advice to people with legal problems, with a focus on criminal law, family law and some civil law issues. Some of its services are available to all Victorians, while other services are only available to those who are eligible. Victoria Legal Aid also offers training to strengthen the community`s knowledge of legal rights and responsibilities.
Victoria Legal Aid cannot provide legal advice on commercial or commercial matters, defamation, intellectual property, wage disputes, industrial accidents, wills (deceased estates) or the purchase and sale of real estate. This service is for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. You can get legal help in most areas of law. Tel: 1800 064 865 or 9418 5999 www.vals.org.au The following sections provide the public with resources to help you with your legal matter. This includes the Find Your Lawyer referral service, through which you can get referrals to relevant law firms that offer a free 30-minute consultation. Justice Connect`s GDDS provides advice and support to eligible homeowners whose home building disputes have not been resolved with DBDRV. It can help homeowners who do not have access to legal aid and advice from other sources. Visit the Domestic Building Legal Service website for assistance.
Assistance to people aged 55 and over who suffer from elder abuse or an age-related legal problem. Available at Footscray, Collingwood or Kensington Youthlaw The Youthlaw website contains information and fact sheets on common legal issues faced by young people. youthlaw.asn.au/learn-about-the-law/ youthlaw.asn.au/free-legal-advice-for-young-people/ask-a-lawyer/ The Law Institute of Victoria may refer you to a lawyer to deal with your particular problem. These lawyers offer a free 30-minute telephone consultation before charging a fee for their services. For legal advice from the Law Institute of Victoria, call the hotline on 03 9607 9550 or check their directory The quickest way to get help from us is to look for legal answers or use our online chat. In some cases, problems can be resolved amicably. The Dispute Resolution Center – another body of the department – offers free advice in case of disagreements, especially between neighbors or other people. We can help you answer your legal questions. We also provide free legal advice to those who need it most. If you can`t afford a lawyer to do your case, you can ask if Victoria Legal Aid will pay for a lawyer to help you (which requires you to ask for a lawyer). Legal information can help you find the best solution to your legal problem.
Visit our self-help legal information page for a list of websites where you can find simple legal information. Victorial Legal Aid is a national organization that helps people solve their legal problems. You can reach them by phone at 1300 792 387 or on their website: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au (External link) To find the nearest legal centre to the municipality, call 03 9652 1500 or visit the Federation of Community Legal Centres website If you have fines, call us and talk to a lawyer. We will give you advice, refer you to our self-help information, or we will bring you to our Friday fines clinic (every Friday) Women`s Legal Service Victoria Tel: (03) 8622 0600 or 1800 133 302 (toll-free) www.womenslegal.org.au Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Tel: (03) 5227 3338 or 1800 014 111 (toll-free for legal matters only) www.villamanta.org.au Lawstuff The Lawstuff website contains legal information for young people People all over Australia. Lawstuff hosts LawMail, a national email service for obtaining legal information. yla.org.au/ call 1300-792-387 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays for free information and help on the law. You can also contact us in your language. Victoria Legal Aid Victoria Legal Aid has a youth section on its website. There are fact sheets and publications that you can download with information on common juvenile law issues.
