Human Rights Law Centre
PO Box 319,
Melbourne VIC 8007
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The Human Rights Law Centre does not provide legal help to members of the public directly. We only take on a small number of cases each year and they are developed in partnership with other organisations in accordance with our strategic priorities.
If you are an individual looking for legal help
If you are an individual who needs legal help, you should contact the legal aid commission in your state or territory or speak to your local community legal centre.
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If you are a legal assistance organisation seeking specialist human rights advice (known as secondary consultation support).
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The Human Rights Law Centre does not provide legal help to members of the public directly. Please do not email or call with legal enquiries. If you are an individual who needs legal help please see the above information.
Melbourne Office
Media Contact
Email: admin@hrlc.org.au
Phone: (03) 8636 4450
Please note this number is for journalists / media enquiries only.
Contact Details
Individual Legal Help
If you are an individual who needs legal help, you should contact the legal aid commission in your state or territory or speak to your local community legal centre. Legal aid commissions and community centres provide free legal services.
If you are not eligible for help from a legal aid commission or a community legal centre, you can ask them about trying to get free legal help from a pro bono lawyer, or a private lawyer.
To find a private lawyer that specialises in the area of law that your problem relates to, you can speak to the Law Society or Law Institute in your State or Territory. Some lawyers offer free 30 minute consultations and different ways of paying fees like no win no fee arrangements .
Organisations looking for legal help
If you are a legal assistance organisation seeking specialist human rights advice (known as secondary consultation support) on an issue affecting your client, or wanting to know if we can take on a particular case or issue, please contact us via the general enquiry options.
If you are a community or other organisation seeking specialist human rights advice or wanting to know if we can take on a particular case or issue, please contact us via the general enquiry options.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Human Rights Law Centre acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia, including the lands of the Wurundjeri, Boon Wurrung, Gadigal, Ngunnawal, Darug and Wadawurrung people where we work from.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present. This land always was, and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
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