Contact points and other resources

Contributed by PaulSheiner and KelsiForrest and current to 27 July 2018

Legal Services

• ALS of WA (Head Office)
  7 Aberdeen Street
  Perth WA 6000
  Ph: (08) 9265 6666
  Toll-free: 1800 019 900
  A/H Ph: (08) 9265 6644
  Fax: (08) 9221 1767
  www.als.org.au

ALS Regional Offices

• Albany
  151 Albany Highway
  Albany WA 6330
  PO Box 1016
  Albany WA 6330
  Ph: (08) 9841 7 833
  Toll-free: 1800 016 715
  Fax: (08) 9842 1651
  
  
• Broome
  Unit 2, 41 Carnarvon Street
  Broome WA 6725
  PO Box 389
  Broome WA 6725
  Ph: (08) 9192 1189 or (08) 9192 1845
  Toll-free: 1800 351 067
  Fax: (08) 9193 5512
  
  
• Bunbury
  Unit 7 Koombana Court
  141 Victoria Street
  Bunbury WA 6230
  PO Box 1765
  Bunbury WA 6231
  Ph: (08) 9791 2622
  Toll-free: 1800 630 375
  Fax: (08) 9791 2572
  
  
• Carnarvon
  58 Robinson Street
  Carnarvon WA 6701
  PO Box 766
  Carnarvon WA 6701
  Ph: (08) 9941 1534
  Toll-free: 1800 645 942
  Fax: (08) 9941 2363
  
  
• Derby
  Unit 7, Derby Central Arcade
  45 Clarendon Street
  Derby WA 6728
  PO Box 283
  Derby WA 6728
  Ph: (08) 9192 1189
  Fax: (08) 9191 1975
  
  
• Fitzroy Crossing
  Shop 7, Tarunda Shopping Complex
  PO Box 161
  Fitzroy Crossing WA 6765
  Ph: (08) 9191 5147
  Fax: (08) 9191 5390
  
  
• Geraldton
  73 Forrest Street
  Geraldton WA 6530
  Ph: (08) 9921 4938
  Toll-free: 1800 016 786
  Fax: (08) 9921 1549
  
  
• Halls Creek
  29 Thomas Street
  Halls Creek WA 6770
  Ph: (08) 9168 1635
  Toll-free: 1800 016 790
  A/H: (08) 9168 6209
  Fax: (08) 9168 5328
  
  
• Kalgoorlie
  59 Egan Street
  Kalgoorlie WA 6430
  PO Box 1077
  Kalgoorlie WA 6430
  Ph: (08) 9021 3666 or (08) 9021 3816
  Toll-free: 1800 016 791
  Fax: (08) 9021 6778
  
  
• Kununurra
  81 Konkerberry Drive
  Kununurra WA 6743
  PO Box 2
  Kununurra WA 6743
  Ph: (08) 9168 1635 or (08) 9168 1544
  Fax: (08) 9169 1147
  
  
• Laverton
  Shop 2 Laver Place
  Laverton WA 6440
  PO Box 54
  Laverton WA 6440
  Ph: (08) 9031 1156
  Fax: (08) 9031 1186
  
  
• Meekatharra
  7 Main Street
  Meekatharra WA 6642
  Ph: (08) 9981 1712
  Fax: (08) 9981 1721
  
  
• Newman
  H/Block, Room 133
  Lot 14 Newman Drive
  Newman WA 6753
  Ph: (08) 9175 0764
  Fax: (08) 9175 0763
  
  
• Northam
  98 Wellington Street
  Northam WA 6401
  PO Box 1096
  Northam WA 6401
  Ph: (08) 9622 5933
  Toll-free: 1800 442 015
  A/H: 041 7941 877
  Fax: (08) 9622 5006
  
  
• Roebourne
  Harding Street
  Roebourne WA 6718
  PO Box 185
  Roebourne WA 6718
  Ph: (08) 9182 1107
  Fax: (08) 9182 1171
  
  
• South Hedland
  6/2 Byass Street
  South Hedland WA 6722
  Ph: (08) 9172 1455
  Toll-free: 1800 650 162
  A/H: (08) 9172 1628
  Fax: (08) 9172 1466

Aboriginal Family Law Service

(The AFLS provides legal and community education services for all Aboriginal people and provides for family violence legal services, support and education for Aboriginal people in Western Australia who have experienced or are experiencing family and sexual violence.)

Tel: (08) 9355 1502
Fax: (08) 9355 0890
890 Albany Highway
East Victoria Park WA 6101
PO Box 5254,
East Victoria Park WA 6981
office@afls.org.au

Aboriginal Mediation Service

(AMS aims to reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s involvement with the criminal justice system.)

Tel: 9264 6150
Freecall: 1800 045 577
ascott@whfs.org.au
David Malcolm Justice Centre
28 Barrack Street
Perth WA 6000
www.justice.wa.gov.au

Aboriginal Visitors Scheme

Department of Corrective Services WA

(AVS is a group of Aboriginal staff who visit prisons and detention centres around the state, providing support and counselling to Aboriginal people in custody.)
Level 9, 141 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Locked Bag 22
Cloisters Square WA 6850 Ph: (08) 6254 8600

Djinda Services (Perth Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Legal Service)

(Djinda Services is specialised legal support service that provides information, advice, referrals and some casework to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that have experienced or are at risk of family and domestic violence or sexual assault.)

Tel: 6164 02650
djinda@relationshipswa.org.au
Locations: West Leederville,
Hay Street, Perth, Langford, Midland

Social Justice Commissioner

Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)

Level 8, Piccadilly Tower
133 Castlereagh St
Sydney NSW 2000
GPO Box 5218
Sydney NSW 2001
Ph: (02) 9284 9600
Complaints Infoline: 1300 656 419 (cost of a local call)
General enquiries and publications: 1300 369 711 (cost of a local call)
TTY: 1800 620 241 (hearing or speech impaired) Fax: (02) 9284 9611

Legal Aid WA (Head Office)

33 St George’s Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Ph: (08) 9261 6222
TTY: 1800 241 216 (hearing or speech impaired)
Fax: (08) 9261 6554
www.legalaid.wa.gov.au

(contains a comprehensive legal information section covering a range of topics)

WA Equal Opportunity Commission

(The Equal Opportunity Commission works throughout Western Australia to promote the Act and conciliate discrimination and harassment complaints.)

2nd Floor, Westralia Square
141 St George’s Terrace
Perth WA 6000
PO Box 7370
Cloisters Square
Perth WA 6850
Ph: (08) 9216 3900

(If an interpreter is required, call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on +618 131 450 and ask for connection to the Equal Opportunity Commission on +618 9216 3900).

Toll-free: 1800 198 149
TTY: (08) 9216 3936 (hearing or speech impaired) Fax: (08) 9216 3960
www.eoc.wa.gov.au
Email: eoc@eoc.wa.gov.au

Aboriginal Interpreting WA

(AIWA provides interpreters accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) in over 40 WA Aboriginal languages to clients anywhere in Australia.)

Ph: (08) 9192 3981
www.aiwaac.org.au
www.wn.com.au/mirima
Tel 08 9192 3981
Mobile 0439 943 612
Postal Address: PO Box 3599, Broome Western Australia 6725.
Kimberley Office Address: Unit 10 Broome Lotteries House, Cable Beach Road, Broome WA
Perth Office Address: Suite 2/135 High Street, Fremantle WA 6160

Customary Law

Aboriginal customary laws (Law Reform Commission of Western Australia, 2004) (available online at: www.lrc.justice.wa.gov.au).

Deaths in Custody

Royal Commission

Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) – Reports www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/IndigLRes/rciadic/ index.html

First Nations Deaths in Custody Watch Committee Inc.

(DICWC WA was an anti death in police custody organization operating from Perth)

207 Beaufort Street
Perth WA 6000
https://www.facebook.com/deathsincustodywa/
Email: dicwcwa@gmail.com

Stolen Generation

Brining them Home Committee (WA) Inc.

(It works for recognition and justice for the Stolen Generations and their families.)

Jim Morrison (Executive Director)
Tel: 0408 917 133
jim@yokai.com.au
www.bringingthemhomewa.com/

Healing Foundation

(It works with communities to create a place of safety, providing an environment for Stolen Generations members and their families to speak for themselves, tell their own stories and be in charge of their own healing).

Phone: (02) 6272 7500
Fax: (02) 6272 7599
info@healingfoundation.org.au

Unit 11 (Level 2),
11 National Circuit,
Barton ACT 2600

Yorgum – Link Up Services

Yorgum’s Link-Up Program provides holistic supports by a dedicated professional team who understands the particular issues and unique needs of members of the Stolen Generations.

Perth Link Up
3 Brammal Street, East Perth WA 6722
Phone: (08) 9428 3700
Fax: (08) 9227 0514

South Hedland Link Up
Suite 4/ 3 Brand Street, South Hedland WA 6722
Phone: (08) 9140 4029
Fax: (08) 9140 4031

Kalgoorlie Link Up
Connolly Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430
Phone: 08) 9000 3070

Noongar Child Protection Council

(The Noongar Child Protection Council was created to ensure that the rights of all Aboriginal children in Noongar Country are protected and connected to family and culture.)

Tel: (08) 9420 7222
WACOSS Office
2, Delhi Street
West Perth WA 6005

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children

Address: PO Box 1445, Fitzroy North VIC 3068
Suite 8, First Floor, 252-260 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy VIC 3068
Phone: 03 9489 8099
Fax: 03 9489 8044
General enquiries: info@snaicc.org.au

Books

McRae, H. et al, Indigenous Legal Issues (4th ed) (Thomson Reuters, 2009)

Journals

Australian Indigenous Law Reporter
(www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AILR)

Indigenous Law Bulletin
(www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ILB)