Attorney Gernerals Deptment of NSW
Find out about preventing crime, learn about the court system, locate a juvenile justice or correctional centre, find services for victims of crime and more. Our programs and services are about creating a safe and just place for the people of NSW.
LawAccess
A new website will make it easier for people who want to represent themselves to go to court without the cost of a lawyer, NSW Attorney General John Hatzistergos said today. The new site, LawAssist, is being launched as part of events to kick off Law Week 2010: Law and Justice in Your Community.
A Guide to Wills & Estates
A practical guide to the creation of wills, changing, revoking, or challenging a will, rights of creditors and beneficiaries to a will, probate and intestacy, and legal fees.
Anti Discrimination Board NSW
Provides an enquiry service for people who want to know about their rights or responsibilities under anti-discrimination law. Also accept complaints of discrimination, investigate complaints and conciliate complaints when appropriate.
Aged Care Complaints Resolution Scheme
Improving the transparency, accessibility, accountability and quality of public and private health and aged care services.
Australian Human Rights Commission
Complaints about discrimination and breaches of human rights can be made to the Australian Human Rights Commission. The Commission also performs a wide range of functions to assist individuals and organisations to understand their rights and meet their legal responsibilities.
Consumer Trading & Tenancy Tribunal NSW
Resolves disputes between tenants, landlords, traders and consumers.
Family Advocacy
The organisation works with families in which there is a child or an adult with developmental disability, to encourage and support families to speak up for opportunities for people with developmental disability to enjoy the same environment, lifestyle and living conditions that are available to the majority of Australians.
Family Relationships
For Parents, Family Relationships, & Couples
Fair Trading
Cal Fair Trading on 13 32 20 for Services including :licence checks, dispute resolution,general enquiries
Guide to Wills & Estates – online guide
A practical guide to the creation of wills, changing, revoking, or challenging a will, rights of creditors and beneficiaries to a will, probate and intestacy, and legal fees.
Health Care Complaints Commission
acts to protect public health and safety by resolving, investigating and prosecuting complaints against health care.
Intellectual Disability Rights Service
Is a community legal centre in New South Wales who work with people with an intellectual disability to exercise and advance their rights. www.idrs.org.au
Lawstuff
Is a community legal centre in New South Wales who work with people with an intellectual disability to exercise and advance their rights.
Department of Attorney General & Justice
The Department delivers a diverse range of essential services and supports to the community of NSW at the point in their lives where they come into contact with either the criminal or civil justice system.
Legal Aid NSW
Legal Aid provides a range of services to people who need advice, assistance and representation, and who qualify for legal aid. On this site you will find information about services and other useful information to help you solve your legal problems.
Mt Druitt & area community legal centre
Provides legal advise law reform on a range of issues
Magistrates Early refferal into Treatment
MERIT teams, based in NSW Health or non-government organisations then conduct an assessment after which the defendant may be accepted Nepean AREA
Macquarie Legal Centre
The Western Sydney Tenants’ Service (WESTS) is a service that provides free tenancy advice, referrals, advocacy and in some cases representation for residential tenants at the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal: NCAT
Multicultural Disabilities Advocacy Association of NSW (MDAA)
Provides a range of advocacy services and projects for people from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB) with disability, their families/carers, and service providers in NSW.
Multicultural Disabilities Advocacy Association of NSW (MDAA)
NSW Council of Social Service
The NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) works with and for people experiencing poverty and disadvantage to see positive change in our communities.
NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre
Disability discrimination is where a person is treated unfairly because of their disability. There are laws to stop this from happening. No one should be discriminated because of their disability or because they know someone with a disability.
NSW Tenants Union
Your rights as a tenant in New South Wales
N.S.W Ombudsman
The NSW Ombudsman is an independent and impartial watchdog. Our job is to make sure that agencies we watch over fulfill their functions properly The NSW Ombudsman is an independent and impartial watchdog. Our job is to make sure that agencies we watch over fulfill their functions properly
State Debt Recovery Office
SDRO administers the NSW fine enforcement system and is responsible for the receipt and collection of outstanding fines and penalties
Justice & Attorney General
Victims Services is part of the Department of Justice and Attorney General in New South Wales and provides support and information for victims of crime in New South Wales. On this website you will find information about how to access counselling, compensation and victims rights.
Justice Journey is a new section on this website to assist victims of crime to seek help and navigate their way through the justice process. It consolidates information from the former “Courtwise” and “Victims of Crime” websites and also includes new resources and links.
Justice Journey is a new section on this website to assist victims of crime to seek help and navigate their way through the justice process. It consolidates information from the former “Courtwise” and “Victims of Crime” websites and also includes new resources and links.
Senior Rights Service
is an advocacy service for older residents of nursing homes, hostels and retirement villages and people receiving Community Aged Care Packages
Welfare Rights Centre
Provides free and independent information, advice and representation
about Social Security law and its administration.
about Social Security law and its administration.
The Rights Stuff
Tips for making complaints and solving problems.
A toolkit for comsumers of community services in NSW.
A toolkit for comsumers of community services in NSW.
Law and Justice Foundation
The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW seeks to advance the fairness and equity of the justice system, and to improve access to justice, especially for socially
Western Sydney Tenants Service (Wests)
The Western Sydney Tenants’ Service (WESTS) provides free tenancy advice, referrals, advocacy and in some cases representation for residential tenants at the Tribunal. We run regular community information sessions on tenancy issues. Our services are focused but not limited to tenants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; who are low income earners; living in social housing; who suffer isolation; and/or who have disabilities.
Penrith Legal Aid Office
Level4, 2-6 Station Street
Penrith 2750
Ph: 02 47323077
Fax: 02 47210572
DX: 8038 Penrith
Penrith 2750
Ph: 02 47323077
Fax: 02 47210572
DX: 8038 Penrith
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services to disadvantaged clients across NSW in most areas of criminal, family and civil law.
Legal Aid NSW also assists people experiencing domestic and family violence.
Our services include:
- free confidential face to face legal advice on most legal issues. Find a Legal Aid NSW advice service near you.
- legal representation for eligible clients, provided through duty services and case grants for ongoing representation
- family dispute resolution services to parties in a family law dispute
- free workshops and webinars for the public and community organisations
- free legal information written in plain English to help people resolve their legal problems
- specialist services for particular groups in the community.
We work in partnership with private lawyers who receive funding from Legal Aid NSW to represent our clients.
We administer funding for a range of community partnership programs.
We also take a broader role in identifying opportunities to improve access to justice for our most disadvantaged clients. We contribute to law and policy reform by writing submissions and policy papers on issues that affect our clients.