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The Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania provides legal advice, representation and legal education to the Tasmanian community.
Everyone can receive free advice from our telephone advice service.
You may also be able to receive free advice through our clinic advice service for family law and criminal law problems.
If you are appearing in the Magistrates Court, our Duty Solicitor may be able to provide information about court procedure, bail applications, pleas and penalties.
If you are a self-represented litigant in the Family Court, the Federal Magistrates Court, or the Supreme Court of Tasmania, you will be able to get procedural advice at the special sessions we run in conjunction with those Courts.
We have a Duty Solicitor located at the Magistrates Court who may be able to help you, if you require genuine assistance. The Duty Solicitor may be able to provide you with free representation if you have been arrested and wish to apply for bail or if you would be eligible for legal aid but have not yet applied.
We are able to provide representation in other criminal matters and family law matters to people who have applied for, and been granted, legal aid.
Our lawyers run seminars on a variety of legal topics to schools, community groups or organisations throughout Tasmania. These seminars are free of charge and can be tailored to suit the needs of your particular group. For more information on this service, contact our telephone advice service.
We offer PDR conferences in family law matters to people who might not have otherwise been able to obtain our representation or assistance. The PDR conferences aim to settle a dispute in its early stages, reducing the need to go through the Family Court, which can be a traumatic process for all parties involved. Agreements reached in a PDR conference are drafted as consent orders and lodged with the Family Court to be formalised. The agreement then has the same effect as if the Family Court had made the orders. The PDR conferences benefit the parties, let us use our resources more efficiently and reduce the pressure on the Family Court and the Federal Magistrates Court.
