We can help you understand the review process, but we cannot give you advice about your case.

Lawyers and other organisations may be able to help you with your review.

We can’t recommend or pay for someone to help you.

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.

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.

Legal Aid

You can visit the Department of Veterans' Affairs website to find a list of Legal Aid Commissions that may provide specialist veterans advocacy services:

Department of Veterans' Affairs: Legal Aid Assistance for Veterans and Families

Community Legal Centres (CLCs)

A Community Legal Centre (CLC) may be able to provide you with independent legal help to support your review. 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

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.

Law Societies 

Australian Capital Territory – ACT Law Society 

Phone: (02) 6274 0300

New South Wales – Law Society of NSW

Phone: (02) 9926 0333

Northern Territory – Law Society NT

Phone: (08) 8981 5104

Queensland – Queensland Law Society

Phone: 1300 367 757 

South Australia – Law Society of South Australia

Phone: (08) 8229 0200

Tasmania – Law Society of Tasmania

Phone: (03) 6234 4133

Victoria – Law Institute Victoria

Phone: (03) 9607 9311

Western Australia – Law Society WA

Phone: (08) 9324 8600

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