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Legal Aid NSW offices will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 and will reopen on Monday 6 January 2025. During this time you can contact LawAccess NSW via web chat or by calling 1300 888 529. See Christmas closedown 2024–25 for more information.

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Legal Aid News – November/December 2024 11 December 2024

We are delighted to congratulate our Legal Aid NSW colleague Bev Lazarou – the NSW Public Servant of the Year, plus more in the final edition of Legal Aid News for 2024.

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LAFPA media release 05 December 2024

Almost 2,000 families in NSW have received early legal advice under a landmark agreement to help prevent their children being taken into care.

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Christmas closedown 2024–25 04 December 2024

Information about the Legal Aid NSW services available over the 2024–25 holiday period.

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