Settlement Guide - Legal Aid in Australia explained

All Australians are equal before the law but not everybody can afford to pay for the legal services required to obtain justice. In order to close this gap, there are eight legal aid commissions in Australia, one in each state and territory. A feature presented by Anita Barar

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The purpose of legal aid commissions is to provide vulnerable, disadvantaged and newly arrived Australians with access to justice.

 

Jeremie Quiohilag, a senior lawyer with Legal Aid NSW Refugee Service says that free legal advice is supplied for a wide range of issues, like, how to respond to a traffic fine, how to handle rental disputes, how to lodge a consumer complaint or what to do in a family crisis.

 

For more information on Legal Aid Commissions in your state or territory visit

 

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