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Community Legal Service

Community Legal Service

At CAWLS we provide free and confidential legal assistance to all women in Central Australia. CAWLS also has a drop-in service for women experiencing or at risk of experiencing Domestic Violence.

We provide information and advice on a range of civil law areas including; Domestic Violence, Child Protection, Family Law(divorce, property & children), Tenancy, Employment, Discrimination, Credit & Debt, Complaints and Victims of crime applications.

Other services CAWLS provide are ongoing casework and representation, appropriate referrals to other organisations, Community Legal Education to the wider community and contributions to law and policy reform and advocacy campaigns raising awareness of legal issues affecting our clients.

Region: 
Tennant Creek
Organisation: 
Central Australian Women's Legal Service (CAWLS)
Address: 
5 Paterson St, Piliyintinji-ki Stronger Families Building, Tennant Creek
Phone: 
(08) 8952 4055 Freecall: 1800 684 055 Mobile: 0436 117 521
Hours of Operation: 
8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Service Categories: 
Domestic Violence Services
Legal Services
Women's Services
Disability Access: 
Eligibility Criteria: 
Open to all women