ORGANISATIONCAN THEY HELP?HOW THEY CAN HELP JobAccessAdvice for people with disability who are currently employed, but at risk of losing their employment Disability Discrimination Legal ServiceAdvice Help with disability discrimination AED Legal CentreAdvice Help with disability discrimination in employment or education JobWatchLegal help for all Victorian workers Free and confidential telephone information about your rights…
ORGANISATIONCAN THEY HELP?HOW THEY CAN HELP Social Security Rights Victoria (SSRV)They can give you free legal services about Social Security and Centrelink if you live in Victoria Victoria Legal AidRobodebt issues Other Centrelink issues Some Community Legal Centres (CLC) Contact your local CLC to ask if they can help
ORGANISATIONCAN THEY HELP?HOW THEY CAN HELP Consumer Action Law CentreConsumer Action Law Centre is a specialist community legal centre that helps with these kinds of things: When you’ve bought something that doesn’t work like it should Services (e.g. tradespeople, hairdressers) Problems with your bank Bankruptcy Consumer leases (including “rent to buy”) Credit (e.g. credit card)…
In Ray V National Disability Insurance Agency [2020], the AAT commented on the NDIA’s use of an independent assessor.
Advocacy support for Disability Royal Commission now available throughout Victoria 19/8/2020 People with disability living in Victoria who have experienced violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation can now access free and independent advocacy support. Around 4.4 million Australians have disability and research shows they are more likely to experience violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation than people…
Can Villamanta help? Villamanta can only help with intervention orders if we are already helping you with another legal issue. Who can help? TYPE OF INTERVENTION ORDERWHERE TO FIND HELPMORE INFORMATION Family ViolenceVictoria Legal AidVictoria Legal Aid Magistrates Court (how to make an application) Personal SafetyVictoria Legal AidVictoria Legal Aid You will need to tell…
ORGANISATIONCAN THEY HELP?HOW THEY CAN HELP Victoria Legal AidContact them for more information Some Community Legal Centres (CLCs)Contact your local CLC for more information Court NetworkCourt Network is a free and confidential community service. It is run by volunteers for anyone in Victoria going to court. They can help: Victims of crime and witnesses who…
ORGANISATIONCAN THEY HELP?HOW THEY CAN HELP Victoria Legal AidAdvice Information Provide a lawyer to represent you (in some cases) Help you pay for a private lawyer Contact Victoria Legal Aid for more information Some Community Legal Centres (CLC) Contact your local CLC to ask if they can help. Private lawyersYou can find a private lawyer…
We have received a number of queries about transport payments recently.* Yes, there was a system-wide delay in payments a couple of weeks back (after a public holiday in the ACT), but payments should be back to normal now. The issue being raised is that people: have transport funding in their NDIS plan have a…
We have received quite a bit of feedback on this issue. People are being told that they are “on the NDIS for x, but not for y”. “They say I am only eligible for psycho-social and not physical disability.” “I was told I need to provide evidence of my other conditions so they can be…