Community Legal WA

Ending imprisonment for unpaid fines

After months of consultation with MPs across political parties, Community Legal WA celebrated with campaign organisers and supporting MPs as new legislation passed the WA Parliament to provide common sense alternatives to prison for people unable to pay their fines. Read more
Covid-19

With the impact of Covid-19 being felt by so many West Australians, the demand for legal help is growing. This page provides resources and links for frequent Covid-19 related legal problems. Read more
Find a community legal centre

COVID-19 Community legal centres provide a vital service to their communities. In the interests of protecting the health of staff and clients, centres may change the way they deliver services to the community in response to COVID-19. Please contact individual centres for further advice on how services have been affected. Alternatively, you can contact Legal Aid WA Infoline on 1300 650 579 Read more

Case Stories

Read about the success stories from our community legal centres.

This state-wide data snapshot provides an overview of the work of community legal centres in 2018-19.

Our dedicated volunteers are fundamental to centres providing services to the community.

27,313	people were assisted last year
32%	of people assisted were experiencing, or a risk of, family violence
7,292	people asked for help with a Family Law matter

Ending imprisonment for unpaid fines

After months of consultation with MPs across political parties, Community Legal WA celebrated with campaign organisers and supporting MPs as new legislation passed the WA Parliament to provide common sense alternatives to prison for people unable to pay their fines. Read more
Increase in calls from workers affected by COVID-19.

The Employment Law Centre of Western Australia, assisting vulnerable employees in WA everyday, has seen a spike in calls from workers affected by COVID-19. Read more