ANUSA Legal Service

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

The ANUSA Legal Service is booked out for 2024 and we will be closed until 6 January 2025. Our booking system will re-open then. Please check back then for available appointments. If you need legal advice in the meantime, one of the free legal services listed below may be able to help. We wish everyone a restful and happy holiday season.

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The ANUSA Legal Service is an accredited community legal centre run by ANUSA. We provide provide free and confidential legal advice to all ANU students (including both undergraduates and postgraduates). We can help with tenancy, migration or visa advice, legal problems at work, intellectual property, discrimination, defamation, SASH and other legal areas. All legal advice is provided by or under the supervision of an experienced practising lawyer.

You can book an appointment using our online booking system, click the ‘Book an Appointment’ button.

 

If you would like to ask a question or would like help from our staff with a booking you can:

·  Email us at sa.admin@anu.edu.au, or
·  Phone us on 02 6125 2444

Book an appointment

You are welcome to bring a support person, or request any special adjustments for your appointment.

We offer online appointments (or in person by request). You don’t have to come to campus and you can seek legal advice if you are outside Canberra or overseas (about a legal issue in Australia).

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On Campus Accommodation

If you live on campus at University, there are several legal questions that can arise, particularly about occupancy agreements
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Tenancies

All sorts of legal problems can come up when you rent accommodation. We offer advice on legal problems that come up with tenancy and occupancies
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Visas

Whether your student visa is running out and you need to apply for a new one, or you are interested in exploring visa options after you finish your studies, we can help.
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Discrimination law

If you have experienced any kind of discrimination due to race, gender identity, sexuality, disability or other protected grounds there are legal options available to you.
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Name and Gender Change

If you would like to change your name or gender identity, we have put together some useful resources on how to do so. You are also welcome to make a booking to enquire into the process
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Intellectual Property

If you need advice on an intellectual property agreement or on legal questions to do with commercialisation of a business idea or innovation, we can help
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Clubs

The ANUSA Legal Service also provides legal support to students running clubs. Your club does not have to be affiliated with ANUSA to seek legal advice
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Employment Law

If you are working while studying legal questions can come up in your workplace
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Online Harassment and Image Abuse

Online abuse or harassment can be extremely distressing but the law is now catching up and there may be action you can take to address the problem
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Other Legal Help

Legal problems come in all shapes and sizes. Our high demand areas include help with migration and visa, tenancy issues and employment, however we have helped students with a wide range of legal problems
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Statement of Values

Read the visions, aims and values of the ANUSA Legal Service
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Feedback From Students

"Thank you so much. Absolutely amazing service. Very kind and friendly."
"The lawyers who provided legal advices to me were very friendly and approachable, and I feel more secured about renting a place to stay thereafter."
"This is a fantastic service ANUSA should be very proud of. Thank you for having this."
"Kat was really helpful in providing me advice and gave me different avenues of action that I could undertake. She was super friendly and made me feel very comfortable and confident in seeking clarification with my employers."
"Great job! Professional advice and clear explanations"
"Thank you so much. Absolutely amazing service. Very kind and friendly."
"The lawyers who provided legal advices to me were very friendly and approachable, and I feel more secured about renting a place to stay thereafter."
"Kat was really helpful in providing me advice and gave me different avenues of action that I could undertake. She was super friendly and made me feel very comfortable and confident in seeking clarification with my employers."
"This is a fantastic service ANUSA should be very proud of. Thank you for having this."
"Great job! Professional advice and clear explanations"

The ANUSA Legal Service provides support to a diversity of ANU students, whatever your background, status or occupation. We provide support to all students including those represented by the ANUSA Departments and support groups: including the BIPOC, Disabilities, Indigenous, International Students, Mature Age Students, Queer* and Women’s. All students are welcome to seek legal advice and legal support.
Some areas of law that we cannot help with include family law, property law, social security, public housing or wills (see below for other legal services).

ANUSA Legal Service Migration & Visa Advice

If you need help with your student visa, skilled migration, partner visa, the temporary graduate visa or other visas, we also provide visa and migration advice. All ANU students are welcome to make an appointment with us. We also run a migration workshop in semesters one and two. Workshop sessions are promoted on the ANUSA Facebook page. Please follow to be kept informed. You must be a current student at ANU to attend a migration workshop.

ANUSA has been providing legal services to ANU students for over a decade and a half.

Other free legal services if we are unavailable or can’t help: