Further Resources
Further sources of information and assistance on Indigenous law and justice matters.
Legal Services
If you are a first Nations person looking for direct legal assistance, including information, legal advice, or court representation, the following resources may be of assistance:
Community-controlled legal services in Victoria
- Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service is a community-controlled legal service which provides services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Victoria https://www.vals.org.au/
- Djirra is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisations providing legal and other support in relation to experiences of family violence https://djirra.org.au/who-we-are/
Other legal services
- Victoria Legal Aid also provides general legal information and advice: https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/
- Q+Law provides a specialist LGBTIQA+ peer-led legal service: https://fls.org.au/how-we-can-help/qlaw/#:~:text=Q%2BLaw%20can%20provide%20referrals,Aid%20on%201300%20792%20387.
- If you are looking for financial counselling and money advice, you can contact the Mob Strong Debt Help program of the Financial Rights Legal Centre https://financialrights.org.au/getting-help/mob-strong-debt-help/#:~:text=1800%20808%20488,and%20click%20for%20more%20details.
- If you are an Indigenous artist looking for advice in relation to intellectual and cultural property issues you can contact the Artists in the Black program of Arts Law https://www.artslaw.com.au/artists-in-the-black/
- The MLS Tax Clinic is a student-run clinic which provides free tax assistance to members of the public under the supervision of experienced tax practitioners: https://law.unimelb.edu.au/tax-clinic
If you would like to engage a private lawyer, the Law Institute of Victoria provides a referral service to private practitioners working in Victoria: https://www.liv.asn.au/Referral
Traditional Owner organisations in Victoria
- The Melbourne Law School is on the Lands of the Wurundjeri people. Information about Wurundjeri and the services that Traditional Owners can provide are available here https://www.wurundjeri.com.au/
- The Koori Heritage Trust is a First Peoples arts and culture organisation https://koorieheritagetrust.com.au/
- The First Peoples Assembly of Victoria is a democratically elected body to represent First Peoples in Victoria: https://www.firstpeoplesvic.org/
- The Yoorrook Justice Commission is a First Nations led truth-telling Inquiry undertaking work in Victoria: https://yoorrookjusticecommission.org.au/
Other organisations to follow
- ANU Law Reform and Social Justice https://law.anu.edu.au/about-us/lrsj
- Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW http://www.ilc.unsw.edu.au/
- Indigenous Law Research Unit, University of Victoria https://www.uvic.ca/law/about/indigenous/indigenouslawresearchunit/index.php
- Kaiela Institute https://www.kaielainstitute.org.au/
- AIATSIS https://aiatsis.gov.au/
- Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) https://antar.org.au/
- Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations https://www.fvtoc.com.au/
- Sisters Inside https://sistersinside.com.au/
- Institute for Collaborative Race Research https://www.icrr.com.au/
- Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research , ANU https://caepr.cass.anu.edu.au/
- Deadly Connections https://deadlyconnections.org.au/
- Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Research and Education, UTS https://www.uts.edu.au/research/jumbunna-institute-indigenous-education-and-research
Information for University of Melbourne Indigenous students
- Murrup Barak https://murrupbarak.unimelb.edu.au/home