Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)

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ALS has Criminal lawyers and Childrens' Care and Protection lawyers who provide legal advice and court representation for Aboriginal men, women and children in NSW and ACT.

 

Need a criminal lawyer?

Phone 1800 765 767
 

Need a care and protection lawyer?

Phone 1800 733 233
 

Email your request


 


Need a criminal lawyer?


We can help. ALS will be notified by Police or the Courts if you are in police custody and need a lawyer. 

You can visit an ALS office anywhere in NSW and ACT to get a lawyer to help you.

Our criminal lawyers can help with:
  • bail applications
  • court appearances
  • most driving offences
  • resisting arrest
  • police harrassment
  • assault
  • drug offences
  • assault & battery
  • robbery and theft
  • murder
  • indecent assault
  • sexual offences
  • weapons
  • arson
  • and more

 

 

Need a care and protection lawyer?   


We can help. The ALS Children's Care and Protection Law Practice represents parents and children in child protection matters. 

We can help:

  • if your children have been removed
  • if you want to take a child protection matter back to court
  • if you want to appeal a decision
  • if you want to make a complaint about FaCS (used to be known as DoCS].  



 


The best thing about ALS lawyers


ALS lawyers are professional, experienced, and inspiring.

They fight to keep Aboriginal people out. 

They fight to win.

They fight to get children the right placements.

They help Aboriginal people get back on track.

 

Recent BOCSAR results (relating to Local Court finalisations in 2011) show ALS Criminal solicitors are doing a very good job at assisting Aboriginal people in the Criminal Justice System.

The BOCSAR results show that the Aboriginal community, including ALS clients:

  • fight more cases
  • win more cases, and
  • plead guilty less

than the general court population.

ALS represents a significant proportion of the Aboriginal community charged with Criminal Matters. ALS clients are well served by ALS solicitors.


We're proud so many Judges, Magistrates and 'influencers' have worked at ALS. We know our lawyers make a big difference to peoples' lives.