South West Community Legal Centre is a not for profit organisation providing quality, free or low cost legal services to disadvantaged and vulnerable people across the South West region of Western Australia.
Contact Details
Hours
- Monday: 9am – 4pm
- Tuesday: 9am – 4pm
- Wednesday: 9am – 4pm
- Thursday: 9am – 3pm
- Friday: 9am – 2pm
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
About South West Community Legal Centre
Work areas:Cost
No cost
Eligibility
- Low income and disadvantaged community members
- People located in the Southwest Region, including:
- Bunbury and nearby towns, Bridgetown, Busselton, Margaret River, Collie, Harvey, and Manjimup, Narrogin (only by phone)
- Telephone or in person self-referral available for appointments.
- Receives government and non-government referrals.
Services
- Free preliminary legal advice on range of general matters to eligible community members:
- Family law (incl. parenting arrangements, divorce and property settlement)
- Child support and maintenance
- Restraining orders
- Criminal injuries compensation
- Tenancy matters (tenants only)
- Neighbourhood issues
- Ongoing legal support and casework provided at discretion of lawyer
- Legal Information and Referrals
- Community Legal Education sessions in a range of matters including family law, restraining orders, advanced planning and criminal injuries compensation
- Duty Lawyer service in Family Court and Magistrates Court
- Domestic violence wraparound service
We offer our services from our main office in Bunbury and through our outreach locations at Busselton, Bridgetown, Collie, Harvey, Margaret River and Manjimup.