Unfortunately, HRCLS doesn’t have the resources to assist everyone in our community, and we therefore prioritise assistance to:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Children and young people (up to 24 years)
• People affected by natural disasters
• People experiencing or at risk of family, domestic and sexual violence
• People living with disability or mental illness

We provide assistance for a range of everyday legal problems through our civil law practice, and family law and family violence practice, including:

• Credit and debt
• Family and domestic violence (including Intervention Orders [IVOs] and Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders [ADVOs])
• Family law – children
• Family law – property
• Consumer complaints
• Separation and divorce
• Victims’ compensation (victims of crime)
• Fines and infringements
• Child support
• Housing and tenancy
• Government complaints
• Motor vehicle accidents – property damage

We will respond to referrals within 1-2 days.

Please provide details of the person needing assistance and the other person/s involved, including dates of birth where possible.

This information is needed to conduct a conflict of interest check before any assistance is provided. If a conflict of interest is identified, we are unable to assist for other reasons, such as capacity, we will provide referral options.