Legal Advice and Referral |
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We provide a free and confidential Statewide Service. We can offer: | |
| • legal advice on the telephone and face-to-face appointments | ||
| • information about your legal and non-legal options | ||
| • referral to appropriate legal services and lawyers | ||
| • referral to appropriate support services | ||
| • pamphlets and other information sent out by post, fax or email | ||
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• ongoing legal assistance and limited representation | |
For any legal advice or assistance, contact the Service on the telephone advice line. Most of the time advice can be given on the telephone. If you need an appointment, the lawyer you speak with on the telephone will arrange this with you. The Service is run by and staffed by women, and the Services’s lawyers are sensitive to the diverse needs of the individual women and groups within the community Law reform |
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The Service is working towards making the legal system more accessible and more responsive to the issues affecting women. This includes: |
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| • gathering information about Tasmanian women’s experience of the law, and the issues that affect them | ||
| • providing relevant information to government and legal bodies about the legal issues that affect Tasmanian women | ||
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• raising public awareness of legal issues affecting Tasmanian women | |
Community Education |
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We provide Statewide information and education sessions to service providers and groups of women around the State. This includes: | |
| • sessions about the Service and what we can offer | ||
| • sessions about specific legal issues and areas of the law | ||
| • tailored workshops on specific legal issues eg. making a will | ||
| • providing information to students | ||
| • providing legal support to women’s groups | ||
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• informing women of legal issues through the media, newsletters, etc. | |
If you would like to arrange a community education or information activity please contact the Service. |
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