Useful Legal Resources

Helpful links, courts, government agencies, forms, and support services for clients across Victoria and Australia.

Courts & Tribunals

Victoria

• Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
  Criminal matters, intervention orders, traffic offences, civil disputes, and hearings.

• County Court of Victoria
  Serious criminal cases, appeals, and larger civil disputes.

• Supreme Court of Victoria
  Major commercial disputes, probate matters, and judicial review proceedings.

• Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
  Residential tenancy disputes, consumer claims, owners corporation disputes, and administrative reviews.

Federal

• Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
  Divorce, parenting disputes, property settlements, migration appeals, and federal law matters.

• Federal Court of Australia
  Commercial litigation, corporations law, insolvency, judicial review, and appeals.

• High Court of Australia
  Australia’s highest appellate court.

Family Law

• Family Relationship Advice Line
  Parenting arrangements, mediation services, and separation support.

• Child Support Estimator

• Parenting Orders Information

• Property Settlement Information

Criminal Law

• Victoria Police

• Fines Victoria
  Manage traffic fines and infringement notices.

• Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council
  General sentencing information and statistics.

• Victoria Legal Aid – Criminal Law

Commercial & Business Law

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
  Company searches, director obligations, business compliance, and insolvency information.

• Australian Business Register (ABR)
  ABN lookup and business registration information.

• Business Victoria
  Victorian business support, licences, and grants.

• Fair Work Ombudsman
  Employment rights, unfair dismissal, wages, and workplace obligations.

• Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)
  Financial disputes involving banks, insurers, and financial service providers.

Immigration & Visas

• Department of Home Affairs

• Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO)

• Administrative Review Tribunal (ART)
  Migration and visa review applications.

• Australian Citizenship Information

Wills, Estates & Powers of Attorney

• State Trustees Victoria

• Supreme Court of Victoria – Probate Office

• Office of the Public Advocate Victoria
  Powers of attorney and guardianship information.

Government & Legal Information

• Victoria Legal Aid

• Law Institute of Victoria

• Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)
  Free access to legislation and court decisions.

• Consumer Affairs Victoria

• Services Australia

Emergency & Support Services

• Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre
  24/7 family violence support.

• 1800RESPECT
  National domestic violence and counselling support.

• Lifeline Australia
  Crisis support and suicide prevention.