The Women’s Legal Centre is a community legal centre for women in Canberra and the surrounding area.  The Centre is run by women and aims to improve women’s access to justice by:

• Providing legal information and advice
• Referring to sympathetic lawyers and other support services
• Running community legal education sessions
• Producing information for women about their rights, the legal system and the law
• Doing research, law reform and lobbying activities that help to remove barriers to women’s access to justice
• Publishing a quarterly newsletter about our activities

The Centre advises on a wide range of legal problems such as:

• Divorce and separation
• Disputes over children
• Property settlement
• Domestic violence
• Child support
• Going to court
• Discrimination
• Unfair dismissal
• Other employment rights
• Compensation for criminal injuries

If you need more assistance than we can provide, or if your problem is outside our area of expertise, we will refer you to appropriate lawyers and other support services.