General legal advice

Issues we can help with:

We can provide free legal advice on general law issues, including criminal matters, traffic matters, fines, credit and debt, Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs), consumer complaints, motor vehicle accidents, personal injury, victims compensation, domestic violence, discrimination and more.

Please note we do not give advice on tenancy matters, immigration law, taxation law, commercial/business matters, conveyancing, Centrelink/social security matters, workers compensation, and defamation.

Eligibility:

We provide advice to individuals residing in our catchment area, including the Sydney CBD and the Eastern Suburbs.

For a complete list of the suburbs in ICLC’s catchment area, or to find the right CLC for your area, you can consult CLC NSW Directory of services

How to make an appointment:

To make an appointment please call ICLC on 02 9332 1966 between 10am-12pm, and 2pm-4pm.

You will be asked to provide some in-take processes and an outline of your legal issue. If you are eligible for our services, you may then be booked in for a phone appointment.

Further information:

For general information, you can call Law Access on 1300 888 529.

For immigration advice, you can call the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre on 8234 0700.

For tenancy advice, please contact your local Tenancy Advocacy Service.

For information on neighbourhood disputes, you can consult this online tool.

For general information on your options for dealing with fines, you can consult FineFixer, and for traffic fines you can consult the questionnaire operated by the Financial Rights Legal Centre.

For information on drafting a will, you can use this tool.