Important

General information, not legal advice

Legal Guide helps you understand the law and your documents. It cannot tell you what to do in your matter, and it is not a lawyer.

What Legal Guide is

• An AI tool that explains, in plain English, how Australian law generally works.
• A way to understand what a document such as a contract, lease, letter or notice usually means, and what to check.
• A starting point that helps you work out whether you need a lawyer, and what to ask them.

What Legal Guide is not

• It is not legal advice, and it does not consider every fact of your situation.
• It is not a law firm or a lawyer. WWW.DIRECTORY.COM.AU PTY LTD is not entitled to engage in legal practice and does not provide legal services.
• It does not act for you, contact anyone for you, or represent you in any dispute, court or tribunal.
• It is not checked by a lawyer, and it can be wrong or out of date.

When to get legal advice

Speak to an Australian lawyer when a lot is at stake; when you must decide whether to sign, pay, settle, resign or respond; when there is a court or tribunal date or any other deadline; and in criminal, family law, immigration, serious injury and estate matters. Time limits can be short, so do not wait.

Where to get help

• Emergency or danger: call 000.
• Family, domestic or sexual violence: 1800RESPECT, 1800 737 732, any time.
• Free legal help: the Legal Aid commission in your state or territory, or a community legal centre.
• Debt problems: the National Debt Helpline, 1800 007 007, for free financial counselling.
• Finding a lawyer: your state or territory law society's referral service, or the Directory.com.au legal directory.

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