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Consumer Law Centre of the ACT

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Waldorf Apartments
Shop 16, 1st Floor
2 Akuna Street, Canberra City
Phone: 02 6257 1788
Website: www.carefcs.org

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Consumer credit, debt, fair trading, advocacy, litigation.

Disability Discrimination Legal Service (ACT)

c/o Havelock House
Gould Street, Turner
Phone: 02 6247 2018 (TTY & voice)
Website: www.welfarerightsact.org

Hours of operation: Tuesday 9.30 am - 1 pm and Thursday 2.30 - 4.30 pm
Advice and advocacy in the area of disability discrimination law.
Run by the Welfare Rights and Legal Service (ACT).

Environmental Defender's Office (ACT) Inc

First Floor, 4 Mort Street
Canberra City
(Legal Aid Building)
Phone: 02 6247 9420
Website: www.edo.org.au/edoact/

Areas of advice: Environmental law
An independent community legal centre which provides legal advice and representation on environmental law issues. We work on issues involving Commonwealth, ACT and NSW environmental law with a focus on casework, law reform and community education. Our volunteer program provides volunteers with opportunities to gain experience in public interest and environmental law.

Tenants Union (ACT)

Havelock House
Gould Street, Turner
Phone: 02 6247 2011
Website: www.tenantsact.org.au

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9.30am-5pm.
Tenants Advice Line: Monday to Friday, 9.30am-1pm and Tuesday 4:30pm - 8pm
Areas of advice: Telephone advice service for tenants in private and public rental housing in the ACT.
Policy, law reform, advocacy and information, tenancy advice via phone advice line.

Welfare Rights and Legal Centre (ACT)

Havelock House
Gould Street, Turner
Phone: 02 6247 2177
Freecall: 1800 445 665
Website: www.welfarerightsact.org
Hours of operation:
Welfare Rights Advice Line: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30 am - 1 pm
Areas of advice: Social security, Centrelink, Tenancy

Women's Legal Centre (ACT & Region) Inc

Phone: 02 6257 4499
Freecall: 1800 634 669
Website: www.womenslegalact.org

Hours of operation:
Advice Line operates Monday to Friday 9:30am-12noon
Areas of advice: Child protection, crimes compensation, domestic violence, discrimination, employment, family law.