Provides free legal advice, assistance and referral services if you cannot afford to pay for private legal advice. The Legal Services Commission has a central office in Adelaide with offices in metropolitan and regional SA.
The free Legal Helpline is available for preliminary information, general advice and referrals. A client may be offered an appointment at a Legal Services office or referred to other sources of assistance. The website offers general legal information and resources and you can chat online with lawyers during business hours.
Services include:
- Family law and child support
- Domestic and family violence matters
- Child protection matters
- Intervention orders
- Powers of attorney and advance care directives
- Guardianship and administration
- NDIS appeals
- Debts and bankruptcy
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Neighbour disputes
- Employment problems
- Centrelink matters
- Consumer credit
- Help at court
- Criminal law
The Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) provides duty lawyer and social support services to people with family law matters who have been affected by family violence. The Legal Services Commission of SA also has duty lawyers at the Family Law Courts able to assist in matters where the person is not affected by family violence.
Services include:
- Duty lawyers providing family law advice, help with adjournments, legal aid applications and referrals.
- Social support workers providing assistance with family law processes, help with safety planning and connection to relevant services.
A national telephone service established to assist families affected by relationship or separation issues.
Anyone can reach out for support including parents, grandparents, children, young people, other family members or friends.
Supports include:
- Information about services to maintain healthy relationships.
- Advice on family separation.
- Family dispute resolution.
- Referrals to local services.
Family Violence Law Help is an information based website for people affected by domestic violence, to help you learn more about domestic violence and the law in Australia.
This service offers free and easy to understand information on domestic violence, family advocacy, family law, child protection law, intervention orders and where to get help.
Supports include:
- Information about domestic and family violence.
- Family advocacy and supports.
- Domestic violence orders.
- Family law.
- Child protection law.
- Support services available.
Manages new and overdue fines and debts issued by agencies across SA. Contact to organise a payment arrangement plan.
If you are experiencing difficulty paying your overdue fines you can apply for a payment arrangement plan assistance. This will give you more time to pay your fines and more options in how you pay.
Services include:
- Payment arrangements.
- Centrepay deductions.
Flinders Legal Centre is a free legal service providing advice and information.
Services are available to anyone in the community and is accessible online or in-person.
Services include:
- Relationships/separation
- Tenancy Law (residential)
- Commercial Lease
- Debt
- Minor Civil Dispute
- Employment Law
- Motor Vehicle Accident
- Fines
- Neighbour Dispute
- Consumer Law
Partners with pro bono lawyers to help South Australians resolve their legal issues.
JusticeNet SA refers South Australians to a network of existing legal service providers willing to assist on a pro bono basis (free or at reduced cost). JusticeNet can also assist charitable and community organisations.
Services include:
- Connecting individuals and community groups with pro bono lawyers.
- Legal assistance for refugees and asylum seekers.
- Help for self- representation in Federal Court.
- Legal assistance for people experiencing homelessness.
The Limestone Coast Community Justice Centre is a community legal centre that offers free, confidential legal advice, referrals and ongoing legal representation to people living in the South East and Limestone Coast regions of South Australia.
The Centre consists of 3 dedicated local solicitors, a mental health support worker and highly experienced support staff.
Services include:
- Family Law
- Criminal law
- Employment law
- Civil (e.g. neighbourhood / contract disputes) law.
- Ongoing assistance and court representation, where relevant, are provided at no cost to eligible clients who cannot afford to pay a private solicitor and do not qualify for a grant of legal aid.
Magistrates Court Legal Advice Service (MCLAS) is a free legal advice service provided by Adelaide Law School that assists with disputes in the minor civil claims division of the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
Services are staffed by final year law students, and supervised by qualified lawyers. The services are confidential, and can assist with legal advice, letters, court documents, and dispute resolution.
Services include:
- Providing legal advice.
- Drafting court documents.
- Lodging a claim.
- Explaining court processes.
- Managing your own claim.
- Alternative dispute resolution options.
- Referral to other relevant agencies.