Legal Aid Queensland gives legal help to financially disadvantaged Queenslanders about criminal, family, and civil law matters. Phone: 1800 527 527 | |
| Community Legal Centres Queensland provides support and advocacy for 34 independent, community-led community legal centres operating across Queensland. Queensland’s community legal centres provide free information, legal assistance and referral, representation and casework, community education and advocacy for vulnerable clients and communities facing legal problems. | |
| Our Mission is to provide and improve access to legal services and to promote law reform for North Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women through advocacy and representation in the legal system. | |
| BRQ is a state-wide community legal centre, providing advice, advocacy, and free legal services. We help people having problems with Centrelink or disability discrimination, and women in the workplace. Phone: 1800 358 511 | |
| We are a registered not for profit charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for profits Commission and are a nationally accredited community legal centre. | |
| Environmental Defenders Office uses the law to protect our wildlife, people, and places. | |
| The Gold Coast Community Legal Centre provides the entire Gold Coast community with free legal advice and assistance, community legal information and referrals. | |
| Townsville Community Legal Service provides targeted assistance in priority areas of law for vulnerable and disadvantaged clients. | |
| The Cairns Community Legal Centre Inc (the Centre) provides accessible legal services for people in the community experiencing disadvantage. The Centre provides information and referrals, legal advice and in some circumstances, ongoing casework assistance. | |
| Aboriginal Family Legal Service Southern Queensland, also known as AFLSSQ, is an Indigenous Corporation that provides legal and other support services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Southern Queensland. | |
| Caxton Legal Centre represents the interests of people who are disadvantaged or on a low income when they come into contact with the law. We do this by strategically advocating to government, providing legal advice and social work services, publishing legal information, and building community awareness about the issues faced by the people we help. | |
Central Queensland Community Legal Centre Inc. is an independent, non-profit organisation funded by grants made to it by the State and Federal Government and donations from the general public. The Centre’s vision is to provide access to legal services for the vulnerable and disadvantaged in regional, rural and remote communities.
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| Care Goondiwindi Ltd provides the Goondiwindi Community with a range of Community Services intended to increase the quality of life within the region. All of our support services are designed to meet the needs and choices of individual clients. | |
| Formerly known as South West Brisbane Community Legal Centre. Offers basic assistance & advice in a range of legal matters including Family Law; Minor Civil; Motor vehicle accidents (property damage only); Wills & Enduring Powers of Attorney; Child Protection issues & Youth Criminal (including representation for under 18’s). The Centre is staffed on a full-time basis. Services include legal advice, referral & community legal education. (07) 3372 7677 Shop 55A Inala Plaza Kittyhawk Avenue INALA QLD 4077 | |
| Formerly known as Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House Incorporated. A legal referral & service organisation. We refer civil law public interest cases that meet our guidelines to member firms & barristers for free legal assistance & we manage the Queensland Law Society & Bar Association Pro Bono Schemes. (07) 3846 6317 PO Box 3631 SOUTH BRISBANE BC QLD 4001 | |
| The LGBTI Legal Service offers free and confidential legal advice to Queensland residents who identify as members of the diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex community. | |
| The Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre Inc. provides free and confidential legal advice, information, referrals, and ongoing assistance to financially disadvantaged people in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac regions. MRCLC also provides presentations on various legal topics to organisations and members of the community throughout these areas. | |
| MBRCLS provides free and confidential legal advice to individuals in the Moreton Bay Region. (07) 5495 5916 9 George St CABOOLTURE QLD 4510 | |
| Formerly known as Robina Community Legal Centre Inc. Free legal advice in the following practice areas: family and domestic violence; consumer and debt; employment; tenancy; minor crime and traffic offences; micro business; and immigration law. 0423 466 286 GCCC Robina Community Centre 196 Robina Town Centre Drive (newer Building Across from Library) ROBINA QLD 4226 | |
A community based legal service developed and operated by women for women residing in North Queensland. The service offers assistance in areas of law which primarily affect women including family law, domestic violence and child protection. Carins Townsville | |
| Nundah Community Support Group Inc | Free legal advice and referrals from qualified solicitors. Operating from the Nundah Neighbourhood Centre volunteer legal practitioners and students are familiar with the community centre’s resources so that they can also provide information on and referral to other services such as counselling. (07) 3260 6820 14 Station Street NUNDAH QLD 4012 |
| Provides general legal advice (no telephone advice available). (07) 3881 3500 3/481 Gympie Road STRATHPINE QLD 4500 | |
| A community legal centre providing free legal advice to incarcerated persons and their families on matters relating to imprisonment. The service is provided throughout the state of Queensland, Australia. (07) 3846 5074 GPO Box 257 BRISBANE QLD 4000 | |
| An independent, community-based systems advocacy organisation for People with Disability. QAI’s mission is to promote, protect and defend, through advocacy, the fundamental needs and rights and lives of the most vulnerable People With disability in Queensland. (07) 3844 4200 2nd Floor, South Central 43 Peel Street (Cnr Merivale Street) SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101 | |
| An organisation with four regional offices in Cairns, Mt Isa, Rockhampton, and Townsville. From these locations our teams provide a regular outreach service to their designated communities. 1800 88 77 00 Level 1, Suite 5, 101-111 Spence Street CAIRNS QLD 4870 | |
| Free legal assistance in immigration and refugee cases to people in need. (07) 3846 9300 1st Floor, Boundary Chambers 170 Boundary Street WEST END QLD 4101 | |
| Providing assistance to seniors experiencing abuse or exploitation. The service aims to prevent elder abuse through education and advocacy. Seniors Legal and Support Service is managed by the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre. 07 4124 6863 16 Torquay Road HERVEY BAY QLD 4655 | |
| Provides general legal assistance in the form of face-to-face consultations, information, referrals, and assistance in filling out forms. (07) 5443 7827 The TAFE Building Ground Floor 170 Horton Parade MAROOCHYDORE QLD 4558 | |
TASC’s solicitors, social workers and advocates can help you to understand and take action about common legal problems or other matters that relate to your human rights, such as abuse and discrimination. IPSWICH ROMA TOOWOOMBA GOONDIWINDI | |
| A state-wide community organisation that provides services for and represents the interests of residential tenants in Queensland. Tenants Queensland works to improve and protect the rights of all people who rent their home including tenants in private rental, public housing, community housing, caravan parks and boarding house tenants. 1300 744 263 Level 1, 87 Wickham Tce SPRING HILL QLD 4000 | |
| Provides information and referral, legal advice, casework (within guidelines), outreach services, and community legal education. (07) 4721 5511 Suite 2, 181 Sturt Street TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 | |
| We are a generalist community legal service, managed by the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre, which aims to address disadvantage across the Fraser Coast, Gympie, Bundaberg, and North Burnett regions through the provision of free, quality legal advice. P: (07) 4194 2663 | |
| Run by women for women. Assistance is provided by lawyers and social workers during the day and several evenings each week. The service is interested in all areas of law which impact upon women but has extensive involvement in family law and domestic violence issues. 07 3392 0644 8 Ponsonby Street ANNERLEY QLD 4103 | |
| Legal advice, support, and representation for young people under 25 within the Logan City and surrounding areas. (07) 3826 1500 2-4 Rowan Street SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127 | |
| Free confidential legal and welfare assistance to young people under 17 who live in or around Brisbane, and on a limited basis by telephone to young people outside Brisbane but living in Queensland. Help may also be available to 17- and 18-year-olds if their problem is about school or being held in a Brisbane juvenile detention centre. (07) 3356 1002 Unit 4/162 Petrie Terrace, PETRIE TERRACE QLD 4000 |
Family Law – Free Legal Services
| Queensland offers a range of paid and free legal services including complimentary mediation services. 1300 364 277 Monday – Friday, 8.00am-8.00pm Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pmRAQ Services Include: – Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Program – Child Consultancy – Children’s Contact Service – Domestic and Family Violence Prevention – Family Dispute Resolution – Financial Counselling – Online Dispute Resolution – Relationship Counselling |
Wills and Estates – Free Legal Services
| Offers a free will-making service to all Queenslanders. The process is quick and easy—offices are located across Queensland. Professionally trained will-makers can answer most questions and an experienced legal team is available for more complex questions. 1300 360 044 444 Queen Street BRISBANE QLD 4000The Public Trustee is the largest will-making service in Queensland, they: – are experienced (have been serving Queensland since 1916) – provide free and safe document storage – have regional offices located across Queensland – have a network of Queensland Government Agent Program (QGAP) agents, Centrelink offices and courthouses that can help you on their behalf. |
Contact your local community law centre to ask about their free will making services (see above for our comprehensive guide).
Victims of Crime – Free Legal Services
| 1300 546 587 Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5.00pmThe government services include: – support for victims of domestic violence – support for victims of sexual abuse and sexual assault – support for victims under 18 – support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of crime – support for relatives of homicide victims – counselling services – court and legal support – financial assistance |
Debts and Disputes – Free Legal Services
| 1300 753 228 Monday-Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm Level 9, 259 Queen Street, BRISBANE QLD 4000 QCAT services include: – adult administration and guardianship – administrative decisions – anti-discrimination – building disputes – children and young people – consumer disputes – debt disputes – minor civil disputes – occupational regulation – other civil disputes – residential tenancy disputes – retail shop leases – tree disputes |
Consumer Rights – Free Legal Services
| 13 74 68 Queensland Government Service Centre Upper Plaza Terrace 33 Charlotte Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 Monday–Tuesday, Thursday–Friday 8:30am–4:30pm Wednesday 9:30am–4:30pmFair trading services include: – General complaints – Unsafe products – Financial investigations | |
| 1300 302 502 Level 24, 400 George Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5.30pmACCC services include: – Consumer rights and guarantees – Repairs, replacements and refunds – Cancelling services – Warranties – Consumer complaints – Surcharges – non-delivery of products – Contract agreements |
Industry Ombudsmen Online – Free Legal Services
| Provides an independent dispute resolution service for small business and residential customers who have a complaint about their telephone or internet service in Australia. The service is free to customers. 1800 062 058 | |
Regulates wholesale and retail energy markets, and energy networks, under national energy legislation and rules. Our functions mostly relate to energy markets in eastern and southern Australia. P: 1800 662 837 | |
AFCA considers complaints that previously would have been handled by the Financial Ombudsman Service, the Credit and Investments Ombudsman and the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. We are the dispute resolution scheme for financial services. P: 1800 931 678 (free call) P: 1300 56 55 62 (Members) |
Rental Property Disputes – Free Legal Services
| The Queensland Government statutory authority that administers the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (the Act). The RTA is responsible to the Minister for Housing and Public Works. 1300 366 311 Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5.00pm RTA services include: – Dispute resolution – Tenancy issues – Investigations | |
| Provides a range of services for Queensland tenants. 1300 744 263 Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Level 1, 87 Wickham Terrace, SPRING HILL QLD 4000TQ services include: – Telephone advice service – Tenancy publications – Community education activities – Tenancy law training – Tenancy law reform campaigns |
Employment Law – Free Legal Services
| The fair work ombudsman may assist with a number of claims via their online portal including those regarding: – Pay – Leave – Ending employment – Employee entitlements – Awards and agreements |
Medical Negligence – Free Legal Services
133 646 13281 George Street BRISBANE QLD 4003 QHO services include: |
If you have experience medical negligence, you may be entitled to compensation, make sure you get free medical compensation advice.
Home Builder Disputes – Free Legal Services – Queensland Building and Construction Commission
| A digital service centre that allows you to access and interact with us 24/7 from any device, giving you the freedom to choose when you need us. 139 332 24/7 QBCC services relate to: – Buying or building – Complaints and insurance – Maintenance and safety – Licenses – Business tools |
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