Our Services
Women's Legal Services NSW is a community legal centre providing women with a range of free community legal services, including legal advice and information, education, training and resources across metropolitan and regional areas of New South Wales.
Women's Legal Services NSW provides a free service for all women in the community, particularly for those who are socially and economically disadvantaged.
Women's Legal Services NSW provides casework, community legal education and law and policy reform through our programs:
Women's Legal Resource Centre
- Free Women's Legal Contact Line
- Free face-to-face advice services in western Sydney and regional NSW with our outreach services
- Community Legal Education and publications
Indigenous Women's Legal Program
- Free Indigenous Women's Legal Contact Line
- Training and community workshops
- Community Legal Education and publications
Domestic Violence Legal Service
- Free Domestic Violence Legal Advice Line
- Free and confidential legal services
- Legal representation
- Community Legal Education and publications
Community Legal Education
- Free education for women about the legal system and their legal rights
- Community Legal Education sessions are conducted across NSW in metropolitan and rural areas
Law and Policy Reform
- Initiating and participating in law reform activities at state and national levels
- Setting the agenda for law reform activities
- free and confidential legal services
- Identifying gender bias and inequity in the law.
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Proposed changes to the Family Law Act
Find out about proposed family violence amendments to the Family Law Act and what more is needed to ensure the family law system doesn’t jeopardise the safety of women and children.
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First NSW case places lesbian parent on birth certificate
The District Court has ruled in favour of a co-mother and ordered that her name be placed on her child's birth certificate.Read our media statement

