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Community Legal Centres Queensland is the peak body for community legal centres in the state of Queensland. As we are a peak body and not a community legal centre we are unable to provide legal information or advice. If you require legal assistance or advice, please select the most appropriate community legal centre for you from the list of member centres below, and contact them by phone or email to make an enquiry.

Name and description	Regions serviced
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women's Legal Services NQ Provides legal advice, casework including court representation, community legal education and outreach clinics and CLE workshops for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Townsville and in rural and remote areas of North Queensland	Townsville, Northern Queensland
Aboriginal Family Legal Service Southern Queensland Indigenous Corporation that provides legal and other support services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Southern Queensland	Southern Queensland
ADA Law (Aged and Disability Advocacy Law) ADA Law provides legal advice, representation and non-legal advocacy for people who are subject to a QCAT guardianship or administration application.	Statewide
Basic Rights Queensland State-wide specialist community legal centre, providing free legal assistance, advocacy and legal services to people having problems with social security or disability discrimination	Statewide
Bayside Community Legal Service Provides free legal assistance and a referral service. The target group is the general population, with an emphasis on low income groups.	Bayside area, Bay Islands
Brisbane North Community Legal Service Provides free legal assistance and referrals from qualified solicitors. Provides information on and referral to other services such as counselling	Brisbane North
Cairns Community Legal Centre Provides accessible legal services for people in the community experiencing disadvantage. Information and referrals, legal advice and in some circumstances, ongoing casework assistance	Cairns, Statewide
Care Goondiwindi Community Legal Service Provides daily legal advice sessions and a monthly legal advice session from the Rural Women’s Outreach Solicitor	Goondiwindi
Caxton Legal Centre Offers free legal assistance and social work services, publishes self-help kits and handbooks, and undertakes community legal education and law reform activities	Statewide
Central Queensland Community Legal Centre Provide access to legal services for the vulnerable and disadvantaged in regional, rural and remote communities	Mackay, Bundaberg, Central Queensland
Environmental Defenders Office Ltd. Non-profit, non-government community legal centre dedicated to providing legal assistance to individuals and community groups working to protect the environment	Statewide
Gold Coast Community Legal Centre Generalist community legal centre operating in Southport and servicing the whole of the Gold Coast region with free legal advice, prototype and collaborative project work, community legal information and general information and referrals	Gold Coast
Hub Community Legal Offers basic assistance & advice in a range of legal matters including: Family Law; Minor Civil; Motor vehicle accidents; Wills & Enduring Powers of Attorney; Child Protection issues & Youth Criminal	South East Queensland
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Providing services to existing clients of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
Junkuri Laka Community Legal Centre Promotes the wellbeing of the people of the Wellesley Islands, in particular through engagement with government organisations and being active in matters affecting residents’ human, legal and civil rights	Wellesley Islands
LawRight LawRight is a legal referral & service organisation	Statewide
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Intersex Legal Service Community-based legal service providing free legal advice, assistance and referrals to the LGBTI community	Statewide
Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre Provides free and confidential legal information, legal advice and referral throughout the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Regional Council areas.	Mackay, Isaac, Whitsundays
Moreton Bay Regional Community Legal Service MBRCLS provides free and confidential legal assistance to individuals in the Moreton Bay Region	Moreton Bay
My Community Legal Accredited Community Legal Centre and registered charity, assisting clients who cannot afford a lawyer, but who are not legally-aided	Gold Coast
North Queensland Women’s Legal Service - Cairns Community based legal service developed and operated by women for women residing in North Queensland	Cairns, Northern Queensland
North Queensland Women’s Legal Service - Townsville Community based legal service developed and operated by women for women residing in North Queensland	Townsville, Northern Queensland
Pine Rivers Community Legal Service Provides general legal assistance including mediation services, duty lawyer services for domestic, child protection and family matters	North Brisbane, Moreton Bay
Prisoners' Legal Service Community legal centre providing free legal assistance to prisoners with parole applications, prisoner law matters and financial counselling	Statewide
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated Independent, community-based systems and individual advocacy organisation and a community legal service for people with disability	Statewide
Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service [QIFVLS] is an organisation with four regional offices in Cairns, Mt Isa, Rockhampton and Townsville. From these locations QIFVLS provides a regular outreach service to their designated communities. The Service is committed to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to live free from family violence and/or sexual assault in the State of Queensland, Australia.	Brisbane, Cairns, Mt Isa, Rockhampton, Townsville, Indigenous Communities
Refugee and Immigration Legal Service Provides free legal assistance in immigration and refugee cases to people in need	Statewide
Seniors Legal and Support Service (Fraser Coast) Services the Fraser Coast region providing assistance to seniors experiencing abuse or exploitation	Fraser Coast
Suncoast Community Legal Service Provides general legal assistance in the form of face to face consultations, information, referrals, and assistance in filling out forms	Sunshine Coast
TASC National Ltd - Ipswich The Advocacy and Support Centre (TASC) is a not for profit organisation that delivers legal, advocacy, psychology and counselling services across Toowoomba, Ipswich, Roma and parts of the Southern Downs and South West Queensland.	Ipswich, Southern Downs, South West Queensland
TASC National Ltd - Roma Not for profit organisation that delivers legal, advocacy, psychology and counselling services across Toowoomba, Ipswich, Roma and parts of the Southern Downs and South West Queensland	Roma, Southern Downs, South West Queensland
TASC National Ltd - Toowoomba Delivers legal, advocacy, psychology and counselling services across Toowoomba, Ipswich, Roma and parts of the Southern Downs and South West Queensland	Toowoomba
TASC National Ltd - Warwick Not for profit organisation that delivers legal, advocacy, psychology and counselling services across Toowoomba, Ipswich, Roma and parts of the Southern Downs and South West Queensland	Warwick, Southern Downs, South West Queensland
Taylor Street Community Legal Service Provides general legal assistance and outreach services across the Fraser Coast, Bundaberg, Gympie and North Burnett regions	Fraser Coast, Bundaberg, Gympie, North Burnett
Tenants Queensland Inc State-wide community organisation that provides services for and represents the interests of residential tenants in Queensland	Statewide
Townsville Community Law Provides information and referral, legal assistance, casework (within guidelines), outreach services, and community legal education	Northern Queensland
Women's Legal Service Run by women for women. Assistance is provided by lawyers and social workers during the day and several evenings each week	Brisbane, Statewide
YFS Legal Provides legal advice, support and representation for people (including those under 25) within the Logan City and surrounding areas.	Logan, Brisbane
Youth Advocacy Centre Free confidential legal and welfare assistance to young people under 17 who live in or around Brisbane, and on a limited basis by telephone to young people outside Brisbane but living in Queensland.	Brisbane, Statewide

About us

Community Legal Centres Queensland provides support and advocacy for 34 independent, community legal centres operating across Queensland.

Queensland’s community legal centres provide free information, legal assistance and referral, representation and casework, community education and advocacy for vulnerable clients and communities facing legal problems.