For advice on these issues, contact your local Community Legal Centre
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Community Corrections Tasmania supervises offenders on Probation Orders, Parole Orders, Drug Treatment Orders and Community Service Orders (CSOs), prepare Pre-Parole Reports (PPRs) for the Parole Board and Pre-Sentence Reports and CSO suitability reports for the courts.
Web Address: http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/communitycorrections
Also in: Alcohol , Alcohol and Other Drugs , Court and Prison services , Drugs , Other Legal Issues
Legal Aid (assistance in getting and paying for a lawyer) is not usually granted for summary offences except where prison or other serious consequences are likely to eventuate. This means that for someone appearing in the Magistrates Court the options may be either representing themselves or paying for a private lawyer.
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/self-representation/
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service Inc
Also in: Self-Representation
They aim to assist parents and other carers to become child focused when making plans for their families. They also aim for people who have contact with the Centre to have a positive experience and to receive support that is useful, useable and user friendly.
This division is a specialist court that conducts inquests and investigations into certain deaths (‘reportable deaths’) and incidents (including fires and explosions) regardless of whether a death occurred.
Web Address: http://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/about_us/coroners
Also in: Court and Prison services , Other Legal Issues , Policing
The Supreme Court is the highest court in Tasmania. The Court hears cases in its criminal jurisdiction, cases in its civil jurisdiction, and appeals.
Organisation Address: 5 Salamanca Place, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 664608
Web Address: http://www.supremecourt.tas.gov.au/
Link Owner: Supreme Court of Tasmania
