COVID-19 UPDATE - ACCESSING LEGAL SERVICES AT WSCLC

Western Sydney Community Legal Centre is now closed for appointments. We are however continuing to offer free legal assistance to the community of Western Sydney by providing an online form specifically for legal service enquiries. If you have a legal service enquiry click on the form below to provide initial details on your enquiry:

Online Legal Service Enquiry Form

Once we receive the completed form, you will be contacted to discuss your enquiry with you.

If you have access to email you can also send an email to intake@wsclc.org.au with your name, contact telephone number and a brief description of your legal issue and we will contact you to follow up.

WSCLC Supporting communities during COVID-19

WSCLC continue to be committed to assisting and supporting our clients of all programs.

While this is an uncertain time for all of us, people experiencing vulnerabilities will be most impacted.

WSCLC will continue to provide:

Telephone legal advice services
Court Support at the Children’s Court of NSW at Parramatta and Surry Hills Courts
Home Building telephone advice services
Tenancy telephone advice services
Parramatta WDVCAS telephone support and referral services

WSCLC will be continuing to explore how to meet the needs of our clients.

For a list of online resources and support services to help you during this time, please click here.

For tips on dealing with Coronavirus anxiety and maintaining your mental health, please visit the Australian Psychological Society website at https://www.psychology.org.au/COVID-19-Australians.

COVID-19 resources in different languages

SBS has produced 16 ‘Coronavirus Explained In Your Language’ videos. The languages are English, Filipino, Greek, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Arabic, Cantonese, Hindi, Indonesian, Pashto, Persian and Vietnamese. Please visit https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/coronavirus-explained-in-your-language.

Welcome to Western Sydney Community Legal Centre Limited

Western Sydney Community Legal Centre Limited (WSCLC) is a public company limited by guarantee, governed by a Board of volunteer skills-based Directors who are generally local residents and professionals with an interest in social justice. WSCLC is accredited by the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC).

WSCLC’s work operates under two separate arms: a legal arm and a social justice arm.

The legal arm incorporates:

1) The Community Legal Services Program (CLSP) team including an Aboriginal Legal Access Program (ALAP) team – operating broadly across Western Sydney and funded by Legal Aid NSW, the Commonwealth government and The Scully Fund.

2) The Home Building Advocacy Service (HOBAS) team – operating statewide and funded by NSW Fair Trading.

The social justice arm incorporates:

1) The Western Sydney Tenants’ Service (WESTS) – operating within certain sections of Western Sydney and funded by NSW Fair Trading.

2) The Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (WDVCAS) – operating within certain sections of Western Sydney and funded by Legal Aid NSW.

3) The Children’s Court Assistance Scheme (CCAS) team – operating within The Children’s Court at Parramatta and Surry Hills, and funded by Legal Aid NSW.

4) The Youth Education Program (YEP) – operating in conjunction with the CCAS, and funded by NSW Family & Community Services (FACS).

5) The Central West Child Contact Service (CWCS) – operating within certain sections of Western Sydney and funded by the Department of Social Services.

For further information and contact details for each specific program listed above, please refer to the “Our Programs” section of this website.

WSCLC is pleased to acknowledge the support of our funders and partners, including Attorney General’s Department, Department of Social Services, Legal Aid NSW, Macquarie University, NSW Fair Trading, NSW Family and Community Services (FACS), The Scully Fund and Western Sydney University.