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Street Law Centre

Street Law provides free, high-quality, independent legal services to people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. We provide culturally aware, and trauma informed legal advice, advocacy, representation, and legal assistance in a wide range of civil and criminal legal areas that most commonly impact our client group.

Contact Details

Hours

Advice Line

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10am – 2pm
  • Wednesday: 10am – 2pm
  • Thursday: 10am – 2pm
  • Friday: 10am – 2pm
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

About Street Law Centre

Work areas:

Cost

No cost associated with this service

Eligibility

People who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness

Services

Legal clinics can assist with:

  • Fines and infringements
  • Debts
  • Criminal and Traffic matters in the Magistrate Courts
  • Restraining orders
  • Traffic offences and driver license issues
  • Identity Documents (interstate and oversees)
  • Criminal injuries compensation
  • Issues with Department of Communities Housing or other housing providers
  • Discrimination
  • Police complaints
  • What to do when someone dies

Cannot assist with:

  • Bankruptcy/insolvency
  • Family Law (including property settlement/child custody)

Community Legal Education – available both for community sector workers and for members of our client group – those at risk of or experiencing homelessness

Legal Clinics:

If a client is unable to attend a Legal Clinic, they can access our services by calling the free call advice line.

Legal Clinic Locations

  • Ruah Centre Free Legal Clinic
    • 247 James Street, Northbridge
    • Every second Tuesday from 10.00am to 12.00 noon
  • St Pats (St Patrick’s Community Support Centre)
    • 12 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle
    • Every second Tuesday from 9.00am to 11.00am
  • Passages Resource Centre
    • 143 Edward Street, Highgate
    • For 12 to 24 year olds only
    • Every Wednesday from 10.00am to 12.00 noon
  • Tranby Free Legal Clinic
    • Unit 6/5 Aberdeen Street, East Perth
    • Every Friday from 8.30am to 10.30am
  • Karnany Free Legal Clinic
    • 23 Spring Park Road, Midland
    • Every Tuesday from 9:00am to 12:00 noon weekly
  • Street Doctor
    • Swan District Football Oval, Old Perth Road, Bassendean
    • Every Friday 11:00am to 12:30pm weekly
  • Koort Boodja
  • Beacon
  • 55 Central (residents only)
    • 55 Central Ave, Maylands WA 6051

Details of other free Legal Clinics and what to expect at the Clinic are available here.