Option 1: Tasmania
Legal Aid
- Free legal advice via the helpline
- Free 10 minute consultation at a legal advice clinic
- Free or low-cost legal representation by applying for a Grant of Legal Aid. Eligibility for a Grant of Legal Aid depends on your income and assets, and whether you have a strong legal case.
Contact Tasmania Legal Aid
W: https://www.legalaid.tas.gov.au/
T: 1300 366 611 (helpline)
Option 2: Community Legal Centres
Contact your nearest Community Legal Centre for
- Online legal information
- Free legal advice and representation, depending on the Community Legal Centre’s eligibility guidelines
OR
Contact a specialist Community Legal Centre (most have eligibility guidelines).
Contact a CLC
To find your nearest community legal centre
Contact a specialist CLC
Specialist Community Legal Centres include:
Environmental Defenders Office (Tasmanian branch)
0492 149 912
Job Watch (employment rights legal centre)
1800 331 617
National Debt Helpline
1800 007 007
Tenants’ Union of Tasmania
1300 652 641 or (03) 6223 2641
Women’s Legal Service Tasmania
1800 682 468 (helpline)
Youth Law Australia
(02) 9385 9588
Option 3: Everyday Justice
- Everyday Justice is a not-for-profit law firm owned by Mills Oakley
- A national free legal service to help people and organisations who have ‘everyday’ legal issues but can’t afford a lawyer or access to Legal Aid
- Cannot help with: family law, criminal law, immigration, property, Centrelink matters, NDIS or workers compensation
Contact Everyday Justice
Option 4: Law Society of Tasmania Pro Bono Referral Service
- Refers individuals who are experiencing disadvantage to private solicitors who can provide free legal assistance
Contact the Law Society
W: lst.org.au/public-info for eligibility criteria and application forms
Option 5: Legal help in Court
Duty lawyer services
Free legal assistance available at certain courts:
- Magistrates Court – criminal law matters
- Family Courts at Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie
Legal Aid duty lawyer service
Justice Connect Self-Representation Service
For matters in the Federal Court and the Federal Circuit Court:
- Free information and face-to-face advice about representing yourself in Court
- Limited to bankruptcy, Fair Work or employment law, Federal discrimination law and judicial review of Federal government decisions
Contact Justice Connect
W: https://www.justiceconnect.org.au/our-programs/self-representation
T: 1800 727 550
Court-appointed legal assistance
For matters in the Federal Court of Australia:
- Court referrals to private lawyers who can assist for free or at low cost (that is, pro bono)
- Limited to cases where there is no other free legal help available
Federal Court of Australia
Option 6: Legal info
Legal information can help you decide on the best solution for your legal problem. Our Self-help legal information page has a list of websites where you can find simple legal information.