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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
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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
Community Legal WA is a supporter of the 'Make Renting Fair in WA' campaign. Read more
For more than two years we have been working with a coalition of community groups and Social Reinvestment WA, to urge the State Government to implement law reform to stop people being jailed because they are unable to pay their fines. Read more
More than half a million Western Australians need support and services, but community service organisations do not have the resources to meet the growing need in our community. Read more
Law Access matches applications for pro bono legal assistance from individuals and not for profit organisations to lawyers. Read more
Legal Aid WA provides legal advice and assistance services on many different criminal, family and civil law issues. Read more
Jane* lives in a rural town in Western Australia. Jane and her husband separated, and Jane began court proceedings to allow her to relocate with her son back to South Australia. Assisted by South West Community Legal Centre. Read more
In early 2018, June* approached the Kimberley Community Legal Service for help to reconnect the power at her home, which she said had been disconnected because she could not afford to pay the bill in a lump sum from her aged pension. Assisted by Kimberley Community Legal Service. Read more
Tina* had experienced family violence at the hands of her husband who was convicted for his abuse and went to prison. Following his imprisonment, Tina’s home was repossessed and sold at auction. Assisted by Consumer Credit Legal Service WA. Read more
Marie* is from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She publicly criticised the government’s failure to address human rights abuses. After one of her statements was broadcast on television, she was visited at home in the middle of the night by armed men. Assisted by The Humanitarian Group. Read more
Leanne* was 19 and had never been in trouble with the police when she was suddenly sacked from her retail job and charged with stealing. Assisted by Youth Legal Service. Read more
Guang* is from China. A victim of human trafficking and serious human rights abuses, Guang applied to work in Australia via an online employment agency. Once she arrived, she was held against her will by the people for whom she intended to work, was trafficked and seriously mistreated. Assisted by The Humanitarian Group. Read more
Linda* had separated from her partner and lived with her adult son and dependent grand-daughter. Linda approached the Consumer Credit Legal Service with large debts from a variety of lenders. At that time, she was ready to declare bankruptcy which would remain on her credit file for 7 years making it difficult for Linda to access credit into the future. Assisted by the Consumer Credit Legal Service WA. Read more
Membership of the Association provides a number of services to your centre. Read more
Full membership of the Association is open to any Community Legal Centre incorporated in Western Australia. Read more
Wendy* was in her eighties when she contacted the Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre with concerns about the management of her finances. Assisted by the Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre. Read more