Our Services

How to access our services

Financial Counselling Service, Tenancy Service and the Welfare Rights & Community Advocates Service

GCLC has a Duty Intake Officer (DIO) who, with the assistance of volunteers, is available Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am-12.30pm. This is the first point of call for all of the above-mentioned enquiries. The Duty Intake Officer will assess and assist the client as much as possible by way of information and/or referral.

The Duty Intake Officer and volunteer is available to interview clients. Duty Intake is run on a first-come, first-serve basis. We do not book appointments for our Duty Intake service.

Clients must attend this service to be assessed against GCLC's priority guidelines for ongoing casework. GCLC developed this model to access the clients most in need of our ongoing support and assistance.

Child Support & Family Law, Domestic Violence and Volunteer Legal Service

To access an appointment with a solicitor, clients must call GCLC and explain their situation to us. We will then assess their situation and determine whether this is an area of law that GCLC can give assistance in. If so, we will then book an appointment for our day or night legal service. If we cannot assist in a particular area of law, clients will be given 3 appropriate referrals to other agencies.

Services

Child Support & Family Law Legal Service

The specialist child support solicitor gives legal advice and assistance, including the preparation of documents on child support issues, Stage 1 and Stage 2, mainly for carer parents. Advice and assistance with the preparation of documents in family law mattes. This does not include property settlement.

Family Law Outreach Service held at St. Matthew's Church Cafe at 108 Jull Street, Armadale. Service began in June 2011.

Held on Mondays from 9am to 3.30pm. A walk-in service or people can make appointments by phoning the Gosnells Community Legal Centre on 9398 1455.
Providing free Family Law advice (not property matters). Service for low income people. Advice only, although follow-up appointments may be made. Service provided by an experienced Family Law Solicitor.

Community Legal Education

Provision of talks, workshops, seminars, publications and pamphlets, public forums and training to the community on a variety of legal issues. Projects in community development, law reform and policy development.

Financial Counselling Service

Assistance provided with debt management, budgeting, and negotiations with creditors. Information and assistance with entitlements, rebates, bankruptcy and credit issues.

Domestic Violence Legal Service

The DVLS solicitor gives legal advice on domestic violence issues, including assistance with Restraining Orders (applications, representation for defended hearings, negotiations, etc.) family law matters arising out of domestic violence (not property issues).

Volunteer Legal Service

Initial advice on family and general legal issues, (legal rights and obligations, motor vehicle accidents, neighbourhood disputes, minor criminal, credit/debt, legal process, etc) provided by solicitors on a voluntary basis.

FDR Legal Service

The FDR Legal Service assists Family Dispute Resolution clients with legal assistance before, during and following family dispute resolution.

Family Dispute Resolution and Mediation Service

Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners and Mediators provide mediation services for resolving family disputes, children's matters and community and neighbourhood disputes, (dividing fences, noise, harassment).

Tenancy Service

Information and advice for people living in rental accommodation. Problems with discrimination when seeking housing, advice when signing up to a lease, dealing with issues of rent and bond, ending tenancies and bond disputes.

Tenancy Outreach Service held at St. Matthew's Church Cafe at 108 Jull Street, Armadale. Service began in May 2010.

Held on Thursday mornings from 9.30am to 1.00pm, and is a drop-in service for low income people only, or people can phone Gosnells Community Legal Centre on 9398 1455 to make an appointment..
Providing helpful advice and information for Armadale residents to assist tenants in the resolution of their tenancy disputes with private landlords, Real Estate Agents and Department of Housing.

Welfare Rights & Community Advocates Service

Extensive information on a wide range of issues. Advice and representation about government entitlements, Centrelink appeals, assistance with Legal Aid applications, assistance with completing forms, negotiation on behalf of clients with providers of utilities and other creditors.

TIS interpreters are available when required
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