Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) is Australia’s first free community legal service, providing legal assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Established from the Redfern protest movement, the organisation has grown into a major Aboriginal community-controlled legal service operating across multiple regional and metropolitan locations.

It delivers culturally appropriate legal advice, representation, and advocacy, while also working as a peak body for law reform, justice reform, and systemic accountability.

Practice Areas

• Criminal law and criminal defence
• Bail applications
• Child protection matters
• Family law
• Family violence and safety matters
• Housing and tenancy issues
• Fines and infringement matters
• Employment-related legal issues
• Deaths in custody matters
• Custody Notification Service support
• Referrals and legal information services