Legal services
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As a carer, you may sometimes need legal advice or to take legal steps or action to help the person in your care.
Why you might need legal services
You may need legal advice if the person you care for:
- needs somebody to make decisions about their medical treatment, living arrangements or personal matters
- needs somebody to manage some or all of their financial or legal affairs
- gets into debt
- is at risk of abuse, exploitation, neglect or harm
- is in trouble with the police
Getting help with legal services
You can get legal advice from Legal Aid or from other expert legal services. Legal Aid commissions in each state or territory provide free services in family, criminal and civil law matters:
- Australian Capital Territory: visit Legal Aid ACT or call 1300 654 314
- New South Wales: visit LawAccess NSW or call 1300 888 529
- Northern Territory: visit the Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission or call 1800 019 343
- Queensland: visit Legal Aid Queensland or call 1300 651 188
- South Australia: visit the Legal Services Commission of South Australia or call 1300 366 424
- Tasmania: visit Legal Aid Tasmania or call 1300 366 611
- Victoria: visit Victoria Legal Aid or call 1300 792 387
- Western Australia: visit Legal Aid Western Australia or call 1300 650 579
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