How do I access the Centre’s Want to know more ? services? For further information or to make an

Simply contact the Centre for an appointment contact the Centre. appointment - or if you are wanting to see the DVDLS solicitor at the DV Court on Thursday, no appointment is necessary.

What if the Centre cannot help me? Free Sometimes the Centre will be unable to help. 2nd Floor Main Street Arcade For example we may have a conflict of interest, be fully booked or otherwise unable 82 Grafton Street, Cairns QLD 4870 to assist with your enquiry. Lift access via Main Street Arcade Food court Legal If this happens the Centre will do its best to PO Box 7129, Cairns QLD 4870 provide you with a referral to another organisation. Phone

4031 7688 | 1800 062 608 Services Who funds the Centre?

The Centre is one of more than 200 [email protected] community legal centres nationwide. www.cclc.org.au The Community Legal Services Program is funded by State and Commonwealth Governments. The DVDLS is funded by Legal Aid For people Queensland. in the community Write your appointment here: experiencing disadvantage The Seniors Legal and Support Service is funded by the Queensland Department of Communities, Disability Services and Day ______Seniors. Date ______Time ______What does it cost? Where ______

The Centre's Services are usually free. If you have to pay something we'll discuss this with you. Version 5 – 19 February 2019 Information provided may change without notice. © Cairns Community Legal Centre Inc Donations also welcome! 4031 7688 | 1800 062 608

What is the Cairns Community Cairns Mental Health Legal Service Domestic Violence Duty Lawyer Legal Centre Inc? • On a Treatment Authority? Service The Cairns Community Legal Centre Inc • Need help with an ECT Application? The Centre also offers a free DVDLS for men (the Centre) is a non-profit government • Other mental health legal problems? - both aggrieved and respondents. funded community organisation that The Centre can help. Come to the Cairns Magistrates Court. The provides free legal services for people in Centre is there each Thursday. the community experiencing disadvantage. Consumer Law Service What does the Centre do? What services does the Centre • Been ripped off? The Centre provides: provide? • Trouble with faulty products? • Received bad services? • information and referrals General Legal Service • Problems with your financial provider, • legal advice; and insurer or superannuation trustee? • in some circumstances, also ongoing The General Legal Service offers free legal casework assistance. services across a range of areas of law. For • Trouble with your telecommunications service provider? example: Who can use the Centre's • Got a dispute with a secondhand dealer? • family law services? • Need help with credit, debt or • domestic and family violence bankruptcy The Centre may assist people who: • peace and good behaviour orders Contact the Centre for specialist consumer • are experiencing disadvantage • employment law law advice. • have a legal problem that the Centre is • discrimination able to assist with; and Family Law Service • guardianship, administration and other • live in the geographical area covered by mental health legal matters Want to sort out your family law children's the Centre. matters - without going to court? • motor vehicle damage The Centre also provides outreach via • traffic matters Contact the Centre to see if we can help. Innisfail, Atherton, Mareeba and the Cairns Hospital’s Mental Health Unit. • criminal law. Seniors Legal and Support Service Or need help with other legal matters? What work doesn't the Centre • Are you a senior who is being abused or Contact us to see if we can help. exploited by someone you trust? do? • Is someone hurting you or are you being The Centre doesn’t do: Discrimination and Human Rights threatened, intimidated or harassed? • trade marking, intellectual property, copy Legal Service • Not allowed to see your friends? right • Have you been treated differently • Has your money been taken? • immigration because of your disability, race, gender, • native title • Are you being forced to change your will sexual preference or some other or other legal documents? • personal injuries reason? • commercial work; or The Centre offers free legal and social work • Are you being denied your human • buying or selling houses. rights? support for the benefit of seniors affected by or at risk of elder abuse or financial There are just some examples. There may Contact the Centre for advice about what exploitation. also be other work the Centre does not do or you can do. Contact the Centre for assistance. circumstances where it cannot help.