Our Legal Aid NSW Lismore office is open however operating with reduced staffing. So if possible please call Lismore on (02) 6621 2082 rather than attending the office in person. There may be some delays in responding.
The Mental Health Advocacy Service’s Back Up Duty Scheme (MHAS BUDS) allocates Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) duty work in the Sydney metropolitan area.
The Back Up Duty Scheme (BUDS) operates at courts serviced by Legal Aid NSW to supplement in-house Legal Aid NSW solicitors in the provision of duty assistance and urgent casework.
Information about the duty solicitor scheme which coordinates the involvement of private lawyers in Local Court criminal duty matters on behalf of Legal Aid NSW.