Legal assistance for refugee review applicants | Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Free legal assistance

You may be able to receive free legal assistance from a refugee and immigration legal assistance provider if you are applying for review of:

a decision made under the Migration Act 1958 to refuse or cancel protection visas.
a decision made under section 197D of the Migration Act that a protection finding would no longer be made about a person.

State or Territory	Name	Website
Australian Capital Territory	Legal Aid ACT	www.legalaidact.org.au
New South Wales	Legal Aid NSW Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC) Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS)	www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au www.iarc.org.au www.racs.org.au
Northern Territory	NT Legal Aid Commission	www.legalaid.nt.gov.au
Queensland	Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS) LawRight	www.rails.org.au www.lawright.org.au
South Australia	Legal Services Commission of South Australia	www.lsc.sa.gov.au
Tasmania	Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service	www.trls.org.au
Victoria	Refugee Legal Victoria Legal Aid	www.refugeelegal.org.au www.legalaid.vic.gov.au
Western Australia	Circle Green Community Legal	www.circlegreen.org.au

For more information about what type of assistance you can receive, see ‘Can I ask someone to represent me?’ on the Assistance page.

For more information about legal assistance providers, see ‘Where can I find help with my review?’ on the Assistance page.