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Justice Connect is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.


  • Our service provides legal advice, education and self-help resources for Australian charities and not-for-profits.

    You might find the answer to your question(s) in our resources and we encourage you to look there first.

    We prioritise giving legal advice to Australian not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises that help marginalised or disadvantaged members of the community or deliver services in rural regional and remote locations in Australia and can’t afford or have difficulty in accessing legal help.

    Learn more about when we can help and who we can’t help.

    If you think your organisation may be eligible for legal advice from us, then please proceed to complete the application for assistance.

    On average this form will take 5 minutes of your time to complete.

     How we use and what we do with your personal and other information

    The personal and other information that you provide to us in this application is used to make an assessment about whether we are able to provide you with a service or refer you to another service provider.

    We respect your privacy and confidential information, and have designed robust systems to protect your information.

    Some of our services are delivered by our lawyers in our pro bono network. We may share your information with these lawyers for the purposes of finding you legal assistance.

    We collect, use, disclose and store your personal and other information in accordance with our privacy policy, which you can view here.

    We will not share your information with other service providers (other than lawyers that we are trying to recruit to provide you with legal assistance) without first seeking your consent.

     

    View our privacy policy here and disclaimer here



  • We are only able to communicate with people who have authority to make a legal enquiry on behalf of an organisation. That means that you must either be an Executive Officer/CEO, Chairperson or board member(s) of your organisation OR someone who is authorised by any of those people to make an enquiry on behalf of the organisation. We are unable to assist individual members of organisations.

  • We have limited capacity to provide advice to new organisations

    Before making an enquiry, we encourage you to read our resources which guide you through the steps required to establish a not-for-profit organisation. In particular:

    Getting Started Decision Framework (https://nfplaw.org.au/gettingstarted): This is a series of specific questions which can help you to decide which legal structure may be best for your situation. Once you have answered the questions about your proposed organisation, you are provided with a report with information to assist you in the next steps in setting it up.

    Choosing a legal structure (https://nfplaw.org.au/legalstructure): Provides an overview of the options available for not-for-profit organisations, including if you are looking to set up a social enterprise (https://www.nfplaw.org.au/socialenterprise).

    Registering as a charity (https://nfplaw.org.au/charity): Explains what a charity is and how to register a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.

    Tax
    (http://www.nfplaw.org.au/tax): Explains applying for tax concessions including deductible gift recipient (DGR) endorsement.

    Fundraising and holding events (http://www.nfplaw.org.au/tax): We have a guide to fundraising (https://nfplaw.org.au/fundraising) in Australia as well as a checklist for holding events (https://nfplaw.org.au/events) 

    We also recommend registering for one of our regular Getting Started webinars. You can find our upcoming webinar schedule here (http://www.nfplaw.org.au/training-individuals).

  • Please provide one or more planning documents (eg. aims and purposes, details of planned programs/services, financial plan or funding sources). The more information you can provide, the more likely we will be able to help.
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      This form must be completed by either the Executive Officer/CEO, Chairperson or board member(s) of your organisation OR by someone who is authorised by any of those people to make an enquiry on behalf of the organisation.


      Justice Connect’s Not-for-profit Law service can only assist not-for-profit organisations (rather than individuals involved in organisations).

      Our online resources at www.nfplaw.org.au cover a wide range of topics and may be able to assist you with your question.

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    • We prioritise giving legal advice to Australian not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises that help marginalised or disadvantaged members of the community or deliver services in rural regional and remote locations in Australia and can’t afford or have difficulty in accessing legal help.

      It is not clear whether your organisation fits within our eligibility framework but we are happy to assess your matter if you decide to proceed with the application.  

    • Please select where you operate. You may select more than one state.

    • We are generally unable to assist organisations of this size but will still assess your enquiry. 

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    • The more information we receive, the easier it will be for us to assess whether we can provide you with assistance. The following are questions to consider when describing your situation:

      What questions would you like answers to?

      What has made you need answers to these questions?

      Who is involved and who has done what?

      Is there a particular outcome you are hoping to achieve?
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    • If the legal matter needs resolution within 10 working days we are unlikely to be able to assist you.
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    • Organisation details

    • Please provide the name of your organisation you are making your enquiry on behalf of
    • Please provide a street address for the organisation
    • To search for your ABN please go to http://www.abr.business.gov.au. If your organisation does not have an ABN please write none.
    • Please provide a link to your website.

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    • e.g. Specific day or time

    • We generally do not assist with conflicts, disputes or disagreements

       

      There are very limited exceptions such as a dispute with a supplier of a good or service, and in some circumstances in relation to employment law. If this applies please select Important agreements or People in relation to your legal issue.

      You can read more about our eligibility criteria here (https://www.nfplaw.org.au/advice).

       

      We encourage you to review our legal resources (http://www.nfplaw.org.au/disputes) dealing with conflict. They include information on removing a member or committee member. These resources may also help you find another service that can help.

      If you choose to seek paid legal advice, your state or territory law society ‘find a lawyer’ service may be of assistance.

       

      State or territory law societies:

      Law Institute of Victoria - https://www.liv.asn.au/

      The Law Society of New South Wales 

      https://www.lawsociety.com.au/

      The Law Society of South Australia

      https://www.lawsocietysa.asn.au/

      The Law Society of Western Australia

      https://www.lawsocietywa.asn.au/

      Queensland Law Society

      http://www.qls.com.au/Home


      The Law Society of Tasmania

      https://lst.org.au/

      The Law Society of the ACT

      https://www.actlawsociety.asn.au/

      Law Society NT

      https://lawsocietynt.asn.au/

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      If you choose to seek paid legal advice, your state or territory law society ‘find a lawyer’ service may be of assistance. We are unable to provide specific recommendations.


      State or territory law societies: 

      Law Institute of Victoria

      The Law Society of New South Wales 

      The Law Society of South Australia

      The Law Society of Western Australia

      Queensland Law Society

      The Law Society of Tasmania

      The Law Society of the ACT 

      Law Society NT

    • Thank you for your answers. Please submit this form to Not-for-profit Law by pressing the submit button below. 

      We will review your request and notify you via email or phone as to whether Justice Connect can assist your organisation.

      Justice Connect's privacy policy is available at www.justiceconnect.org.au/privacy. The policy contains important information about how you can access and request correction of information we hold about you, how you may complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with any privacy complaint. 

       

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      By other parties we mean the people on the other side of the legal issue (eg. a person, a business, an organisation). 

    • To search for the other party's ABN please go to http://www.abr.business.gov.au. If the other party does not have an ABN please write none.
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