General Law

Our Solicitors Providing Legal Advice In Most Areas Of Law

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Illawarra Legal Centre

General Law

Providing the Illawarra and surrounding community with free professional general law advice and assistance.

At Illawarra Legal Centre, we offer a range of free legal services to residents of the Illawarra including information, referral, advice and representation. Our solicitors provide legal advice in most areas of law:

Areas we DO advise in:

Employment Law
Discrimination
Fines
Victim’s Support
Credit and Debt Matters
Child Support – For carer parents only
Domestic Violence (AVO) – complainants only
Care and Protection (child protection)

Areas we do NOT advise in:

Non-carer parents in child support/family matter
Family Law
Landlords
Commercial Creditors
Respondents in discrimination and employment matters
Defendants in apprehended domestic violence matters (unless the defence is to a cross-application) and defendants in victim’s support matters

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How We Can Help You With Your Legal Matter

Please note that, except for the areas in which we provide legal representation we may refer clients to a private solicitor if the issue requires longer, detailed consideration. Other useful free legal services links include Legal Aid and Law Access.

Phone Advice

Have you got a legal problem? Our generalist solicitors can help you navigate a wide range of legal matters.

General Law phone advice is provided by appointment on:

Tuesday: 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Wednesday: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Thursday: 2:00pm – 4:30pm

Migration Advice

A volunteer Registered Migration Agent provides free advice at the centre on the second Tuesday of each month.

Advice is given regarding any type of visa, with a focus on family visas, as well as general immigration and citizenship.

Advice is given on a “one-off” basis. Unfortunately we cannot take any migration matters as casework.

Face-to-Face Advice

Provided at the Illawarra Legal Centre on:

Thursdays from 6:00pm
Fridays from 2pm

You may make an appointment if you meet certain criteria:

1. Can’t use phone due to disability.
2. Your matters too complex for a call.
3. Needing to provide documents.
4. An interpreter is required.

Case Work & Legal Representation

We provide case work and legal representation in the following general law areas:

1. Victim’s support
2. Discrimination
3. Employment Law
4. Credit and Debt matters
5. Domestic Violence (AVO) – Complainants only
6. Child Support (for carer parents only)
7. Care and Protection
8. Significant public interest matters

Appointments at Illawarra Women’s Health centre

We run an advice service at the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre in Warilla on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month between 10:00am – 12:00pm.

The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre is a women-only space at:

4 Belfast Avenue, Warilla.

Appointments are necessary and made by contacting the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre on 4255 6800.

Drop-In Advice at Children’s Court

Here at Illawarra Legal Centre, we run a Drop-In Advice service at Port Kembla Children’s Court every Tuesday between 9:00am – 11:00am.

Civil Law advice is available for Children’s Court Attendees only.

The Port Kembla Children’s Court is located at:

Darcy Road, Port Kembla.
Or contact us for more information.

Please take note that

Illawarra Legal Centre cannot give legal advice by email

Unfortunately we cannot give advice by email. We cannot protect any confidential information you send to us by email if we have not asked for that information.