For advice on these issues, contact your local Community Legal Centre
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Relationships Australia Tasmania is a leading provider of relationship support services.
Organisation Address: 38 Montpelier Retreat, Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia
Phone: 1300 364 277
Web Address: http://www.tas.relationships.org.au/
Link Owner: Relationships Australia Tasmania
Also in: Counselling and support , Custody Arrangements , De Facto relationships , Family & Relationships , Marriage
The Court’s jurisdiction is broad, covering almost all civil matters arising under Australian Federal law and some summary and indictable criminal matters.
Phone: (03) 6232 1615
Web Address: http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/
Link Owner: Federal Court of Australia
Also in: Alcohol and Other Drugs , Arts Law , Consumer Law , Consumers, Money & Debt , Counselling and support
The Hobart Community Legal Service (HCLS) is a community organisation whose aims are to foster community awareness of the law, to make the law more equitable and accessible to the public, and to provide free legal information, advice and referral to the general public in southern Tasmania.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Web Address: http://www.hobartlegal.org.au/
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Advocacy , Consumer Law , Consumers, Money & Debt , Counselling and support , Court and Prison services
The Commission was established in 1986 as an independent statutory organisation reporting to the Commonwealth Parliament through the Attorney-General. Their vision is human rights: everyone, everywhere, everyday.
The Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal is an independent statutory body set up under the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993. The objectives of the Tribunal are to: promote the sustainable development of natural and physical resources and the maintenance of ecological processes and genetic diversity; provide for the fair, orderly and sustainable use and development of air,
Web Address: http://www.rmpat.tas.gov.au/
Also in: Consumer Law , Consumers, Money & Debt , Neighbourhood Issues , Other Legal Issues , Planning & Development
The Magistrates’ Court is the busiest court in Tasmania, handling over 30,000 cases each year. The Court has 15 magistrates and 50 administrative staff who are based in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie as well as specially trained and approved Justices of the Peace conducting out-of-hours courts. Magistrates sit in the various Divisions of the Court in the following locations
Organisation Address: 23 - 25 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
Phone: 03 616 57136
Web Address: http://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/
The Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania provides a range of legal services across Tasmania, including information and education, early intervention services, telephone advice, duty lawyer services, mediation and legal representation in court.
Web Address: https://www.legalaid.tas.gov.au/
Also in: Advocacy , Counselling and support , Court and Prison services , Education , Mediation
The Magistrates’ Court is the busiest court in Tasmania, handling over 30,000 cases each year. The Magistrates Court is part of the third – or judicial arm – of government. The other arms are the legislature (Parliament) and the executive (Government).
Web Address: http://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/
Also in: Court and Prison services , Local Government , Mediation , Other Legal Issues , Policing
Just as Australians live with two sets of law, federal and state, these laws are enforced by two separate court systems. Attempts to integrate the two systems have had only limited success. Both federal and state systems have ‘tribunals’, ‘boards’ and ‘commissions’ which deal with specialised areas of law.
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Web Address: https://www.hobartlegal.org.au/handbook/the-criminal-justice-system/the-court-system/the-courts/
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service Inc
Many people who come into contact with the law will feel out of their depth. Lawyers are a means of contact with the law so that people can feel that they are not lost in the difficult language and complicated processes of the law. This is why lawyers have obligations on them to communicate with their clients – their special
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Web Address: https://www.hobartlegal.org.au/handbook/the-criminal-justice-system/legal-assistance/legal-assistance-overview/
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service Inc
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