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This page has information about legal support by state or territory for child support cases.
We can help you understand the review process, but we can’t give you advice about your case.
This information is from other organisations that may be able to help. We try to keep it current, but details may change. Please contact the relevant organisation to ask about their services if you have any questions.
Free or subsidised legal help
Legal Aid Commissions and Community Legal Centres (CLCs) may be able to provide you with independent help to support your review. There are Legal Aid Commissions and CLCs in each state and territory.
There are Legal Aid Commissions in each state and territory:
Australian Capital Territory – Legal Aid ACT
Phone: 1300 654 314
New South Wales – Legal Aid NSW
Phone: 1300 888 529
Northern Territory – Legal Aid NT
Phone: 1800 019 343
Queensland – Legal Aid Queensland
Phone: 1300 651 188
Indigenous information line: 1300 65 01 43
South Australia – Legal Services Commission South Australia
Phone: 1300 366 424 or (08) 8111 5539
Tasmania – Tasmania Legal Aid
Phone: 1300 366 611
Victoria – Victoria Legal Aid
Phone: 1300 792 387
Western Australia – Legal Aid WA
Phone: 1300 650 579
There are CLCs in each state and territory:
Australian Capital Territory – ACT CLC directory
New South Wales – NSW CLC directory.
You can also call LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529 for help finding a CLC.
Northern Territory – NT CLC directory.
There are also women’s legal services that may be able to help.
Queensland – Qld CLC directory
South Australia – SA CLC directory
Tasmania – Tas CLC directory
Victoria – Vic CLC directory
Western Australia – WA CLC directory
Help from a lawyer
If you need to find a lawyer, you can contact your local law society. Some may be able to connect you with a lawyer who can help on a pro bono (free or reduced fee) basis.
ACT Law Society
The ACT Law Society can help you find a private lawyer.
The Pro Bono Clearing House is a service that may be able to help you find pro-bono (free or reduced fee) support.
Phone: (02) 6274 0300
Law Society of NSW
The Law Society of NSW can help you find a private lawyer.
The Law Society has a Pro Bono Scheme. It can connect you with law firms that can provide their services for free or for reduced fees.
Phone: (02) 9926 0333
Queensland Law Society
The Queensland Law Society can help you find a private lawyer.
Phone: 1300 367 757
Legal Services Commission of South Australia
Provides services, including legal advice about child support, focusing on the needs of people who are economically and/or socially disadvantaged. You can first speak to someone through a free, confidential callback service. They can then arrange a free follow-up interview if needed.
Contact the Child Support Unit to arrange a convenient time for the Legal Services Commission to call you.
Phone: (08) 8111 5576
Email: childsupportunit@lsc.sa.gov.au
The Law Society of South Australia
The Law Society of South Australia can help you find a private lawyer.
Phone: (08) 8229 0200
The Law Society of Tasmania
The Law Society of Tasmania can help you find a private lawyer.
Their Pro Bono Referral Service may be able to help you find pro bono (free or reduced fee) legal support.
Phone: (03) 6234 4133
Law Institute Victoria
The Law Institute Victoria can help you find a private lawyer.
Phone: (03) 9607 9311
The Law Society of Western Australia
The Law Society of Western Australia can help you find a private lawyer.
Phone: (08) 9324 8600
Law Access
Law Access is a not-for-profit organisation that may be able to help you find pro bono (free or reduced fee) legal support.
Phone: (08) 6488 8725
Help for First Nations peoples
There are Aboriginal Legal Services in each state and territory that may be able to help you:
Australian Capital Territory: Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT
New South Wales: Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT
Northern Territory: North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
Queensland: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service Queensland
South Australia: Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement South Australia
Tasmania: Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service
Victoria: Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
Western Australia: Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia