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 Can I get legal aid? (animated video) Can I get legal aid? (animated video)

Do you have questions about grants of legal aid? Watch our new animated video to find out more.

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Best for Kids video - Care & Protection - Ryan's Story Best for Kids video - Care & Protection - Ryan's Story

Care and Protection. This video videos explains the role of the lawyer for Aboriginal children.

Bookmark (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources) Bookmark (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources)

Information about resources available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Artwork by Luke Penrith.

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Bookmark: Legal Aid NSW Bookmark: Legal Aid NSW

This bookmark has details of how Legal Aid NSW can help people in NSW with their legal issues. It features artwork by Lakkarri Pitt called Dhiyaan Wabu.

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Caring for kids in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families Caring for kids in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

This brochure is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander grandparents, aunties, uncles and other relatives involved in looking after young children.

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Disaster Response Legal Service for Aboriginal people Disaster Response Legal Service for Aboriginal people

This postcard outlines how the Legal Aid NSW Disaster Response Legal Service can help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities after a disaster.

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Family law problems? The Early Intervention Unit can help. Family law problems? The Early Intervention Unit can help.

Settle your family law problem now - act early. The Legal Aid NSW Family Law Early Intervention Unit helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families resolve family problems before they get serious.

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Got a fine? Got a fine?

This brochure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lists your options when you have a fine and how to get a Work and Development Order.

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Got an AVO? Pocket guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Got an AVO? Pocket guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This booklet has information about AVO conditions and easy tips on how to stick to your AVO for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Hey you mob - need help with child support? Hey you mob - need help with child support?

How the Legal Aid Child Support Service can help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents, aunties and uncles with child support problems.

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How Legal Aid NSW can help you. We have services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. How Legal Aid NSW can help you. We have services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This brochure outlines the services Legal Aid NSW can provide to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Kids in Care: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and care 6 Kids in Care: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and care 6

If an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child needs to be removed from his or her family, there are special rules that consider the extended family or kinship groups of both parents. This booklet talks about the rules that Communities and Justice must consider and what happens if you do not agree.

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Look, Learn, Law - children's colouring book Look, Learn, Law - children's colouring book

Children's activity book featuring Leroy the Legal Lizard. Produced by the Aboriginal Services Unit of Legal Aid NSW. Please contact publications@legalaid.nsw.gov.au for copies of this book as distribution is limited.

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Mental Health Advocacy Service - Helping Aboriginal people with mental health law Mental Health Advocacy Service - Helping Aboriginal people with mental health law

Legal help, information and advice about mental health matters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme Factsheet Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme Factsheet

The NSW Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme started on 1 July 2017 and finishes on 30 June 2023. This factsheet has information about the scheme and how to apply.

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The ACBF funeral funds have closed down The ACBF funeral funds have closed down

In early March 2022 all the ACBF funeral companies went into liquidation. This factsheet tells you what you can do and who to contact for more information.

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Veterans Advocacy Service - poster 3 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans) Veterans Advocacy Service - poster 3 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans)

This A3 poster for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people outlines how the Veterans Advocacy Service can help.

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What happens when we split up? Helping families work out what's best for kids What happens when we split up? Helping families work out what's best for kids

This booklet assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families with divorce, property, making arrangements for sharing children, and child support.

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Who gets my stuff when I die? Who gets my stuff when I die?

Why wills are important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

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Women's Domestic Violence Advocacy Services (WDVCAS) for Aboriginal people Women's Domestic Violence Advocacy Services (WDVCAS) for Aboriginal people

This resource for Aboriginal land Torres Strait Islander women, explains how the WDVCAS helps women experiencing domestic and family violence and get protection from the court. It also has information about AVO's, common legal words used in court and where to get more help.

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Women's Domestic Violence Advocacy Services (WDVCAS) poster for Aboriginal people Women's Domestic Violence Advocacy Services (WDVCAS) poster for Aboriginal people

This A2 size poster for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients lists the WDVCAS phone number and how to get help.

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