Legal aid & community legal

The state peak body for community legal centres in ACT.

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

ACT referral point for pro bono legal help and lawyer participation.

Type of body

Pro bono clearing house

National centre supporting pro bono legal work through research, practical guides, policy and sector collaboration. It administers the National Pro Bono Target and a professional indemnity scheme for eligible projects, publishes Pro Bono Voco and maintains resources for firms and in-house lawyers. It does not provide legal advice or representation.

Type of body

Not-for-profit centre

Independent national peak body for the community legal sector. It supports member services through accreditation, data tools, insurance arrangements, national networks, conferences and a jobs board, alongside policy advocacy and research. It does not provide legal services directly to the public.

Type of body

Specialist association

Peak body supporting community legal centres in NSW through advocacy, training, sector networks, accreditation support and worker resources. It maintains a legal-help directory and a sector jobs board and supports First Nations access-to-justice programmes. It does not provide legal advice directly to the public.

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

The state peak body for community legal centres in TAS.

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

Western Australian peak body representing and supporting community legal and family violence prevention legal services. Its work includes sector development, accreditation, data and impact reporting, policy advocacy, publications and events. It helps people locate services but does not itself provide legal advice.

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

Victorian peak body supporting community legal centres and advocating for access to justice. It publishes policy submissions, reports and practice resources, including an Integrated Practice Toolkit, and maintains a directory helping the public locate community legal help.

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

Legal-service charity working with pro bono lawyers to assist people and not-for-profit organisations. Programmes include Homeless Law, Seniors Law, Self-representation Law, Connections and Not-for-profit Law, alongside digital tools and practitioner resources. In September 2026 it announced a planned merger with JusticeNet, with implementation expected before year-end.

Type of body

Not-for-profit legal service

South Australian not-for-profit providing eligible people and community organisations with pro bono civil legal assistance, including Pro Bono Connect, Homeless Legal and a Federal Courts Self-Representation Service. It is preparing to become part of Justice Connect; its website currently advises that intake operates at limited capacity during the transition.

Type of body

Pro bono clearing house

Queensland not-for-profit connecting people and community organisations with free civil legal help through pro bono partnerships. Its services include court and tribunal assistance, Community & Health Justice Partnerships and Pro Bono Connect, supported by resources and participation opportunities for lawyers.

Type of body

Pro bono clearing house

Statutory body under the Legal Aid Act 1977 (ACT), providing free legal advice and assistance, duty lawyers and community legal education.

Type of body

Statutory legal aid commission

New South Wales' statutory legal aid provider, giving free legal information, advice and representation.

Type of body

Statutory legal aid commission

Statutory body under the Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997 providing legal assistance to financially disadvantaged Queenslanders.

Type of body

Statutory legal aid commission

Western Australia's statutory legal aid commission, providing information, duty lawyer services and representation.

Type of body

Statutory legal aid commission

South Australia's legal aid provider, covering legal advice, duty solicitors, family dispute resolution and community legal education.

Type of body

Statutory legal aid commission

The peak body for community legal centres, which operates a national listing of PLT placements at community legal centres.

Type of body

Peak body — community legal centres

The peak body representing the eight state and territory legal aid commissions.

Type of body

Specialist association

The statutory legal aid commission for NT, funding and delivering legal assistance and running duty and panel schemes.

Type of body

Statutory legal aid commission

The state peak body for community legal centres in QLD.

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

Tasmania's statutory legal aid commission, providing free legal information, advice and representation.

Type of body

Statutory legal aid commission

The statutory legal aid commission for VIC, funding and delivering legal assistance and running duty and panel schemes.

Type of body

Statutory legal aid commission