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Help

Legal Aid

Tel: 9219 5000
Youth Hotline for under 18’s: 1800 10 18 10 from 9 am to midnight on weekdays, and 24 hours a day from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays.
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Community Legal Centres

Inner City Legal Centre (Darlinghurst) 9332 1966
Macquarie Legal Centre 9689 1777
Marrickville Legal Centre 9559 2899
Or call 1800 10 18 10 to find the closest centre
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Children’s and Youth Legal Centres

Shopfront Youth Legal Centre
356 Victoria Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2000
(near corner of Liverpool Street)
Tel: 9322 4808
After hours: 0418 407 290
Email shopfront here.

National Children’s and Youth Law Centre
Law Building
First Floor

University of New South Wales 2052
02 9385 9588
Email NCYLC here.

IF YOU’RE AT COURT WITHOUT A LAWYER

If you’re at court, and you don’t already have a solicitor to advise and represent you, you should ask to see the duty solicitor before you go into the court room.

The Children’s Legal Service (part of the Legal Aid Commission of NSW) advises and represents children and young people in criminal matters before the Children’s Court. The Children’s Legal Service has duty solicitors at various Children’s Courts. Legal Aid also provides duty solicitors to advise and represent children and young people at other Children’s Courts around NSW.

Children’s Legal Service:

• Sydney 9219 5120 - Bidura Children’s Court and the Youth Drug and Alcohol Court
• Parramatta 9891 1600 - Lidcombe/Parramatta Children’s Court
• Penrith 4731 5155 - Cobham/Werrington Children’s Court
• Campbelltown 4628 2922 - Campbelltown Children’s Court

Aboriginal Legal Service

If you’re Aboriginal and in police custody, you have a right to speak to a lawyer from the Aboriginal Legal Service. All police stations have the phone number for the Aboriginal Legal Service. This number can be called 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you’re under 18, and you cannot contact the Aboriginal Legal Service, you can call the Legal Aid Youth Hotline instead on 1800 10 18 10.

Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre also assists young Aboriginal people.
Tel: 9569 3847 or 1800 686 587 (outside Sydney).

The Law Society of NSW can refer you to a private lawyer in your area:
9926 0300 or 13OO 888 529 (outside Sydney)


Alcohol and Drug Information Service: 24 hour telephone advice, information and referral : 9361 8000
Outside Sydney Metro Area Freecall 1800 422 599

What do I do if I believe I’ve been treated unfairly by the police?

If you believe you have been treated unfairly by police, you can make a complaint to the Local Area Commander. You can also make a complaint to the NSW Ombudsman: 9286 1000.