This page lists the major specialist community legal centres (CLCs), generalist CLCs, and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.
Specialist community legal centres
Below is a list of the major specialist CLCs in Australia, ordered by area of specialisation.
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
- See ‘Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ below
- Arts
- Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Migrants
- Refugee Advice and Casework Service (NSW)
- Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (NSW)
- Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (QLD)
- Refugee Advocacy Service of South Australia (SA)
- Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service (TAS)
- Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (VIC)
- Refugee Legal (VIC)
- Circle Green Community Legal (WA)
- Disability Rights
- Employment Law & Injured Workers
- Environmental Law and Animal Welfare
- Financial Rights
- Health (including mental health)
- People experiencing homelessness
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Community
- Prisoners
- Seniors
- Tenants
- Youth
- Welfare Rights
- Women’s Rights/ Family Law/ Family Violence
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Generalist community legal centres
Some of the major generalist CLCs in Australia include:
- Canberra Community Law (ACT)
- Marrickville Legal Centre (NSW)
- Public Interest Advocacy Centre (NSW)
- Redfern Legal Centre (NSW)
- Darwin Community Legal Service (NT)
- Caxton Legal Centre (QLD)
- LawRight (QLD)*
- JusticeNet SA (SA)*
- Hobart Community Legal Service (TAS)
- Fitzroy Legal Service (VIC)
- Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre (VIC)
- Justice Connect (VIC & NSW)*
- Citizens Advice Bureau (WA)
- Law Access WA*
- Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre (WA)
- Western Sydney Community Legal Centre (NSW)
*Also a public interest law clearinghouse
Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
These are the major Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) in Australia:
- Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)
- Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Ltd (WA)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD)
- North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NT)
- Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service (TAS)
- Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VIC)
- Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre
If you’re interested in working to achieve improved justice outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survivors of family violence, you could volunteer at a National Family Violence Prevention Legal Service (FVPLS). Some major FVPLSs include:
- Djirra (VIC)
- Aboriginal Family Law Services (WA)
- North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NT)
- Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QLD)
- Thiyama-li Family Violence Service (NSW)
- Family Violence Legal Service Aboriginal Corporation (SA)
Last updated March 2022.