Need legal advice? Legal Hotline's free information line is open 24 hours a day — call to understand where you stand on your situation, at no cost. When you need advice tailored to your circumstances, we connect you with an admitted Australian lawyer for a fixed-fee consultation by phone, video or in person.
Free legal information, 24/7. Speak with a lawyer via a fixed-fee consult — often within minutes.
Yes. Call the free Legal Hotline on 1800 951 176 any time, day or night, for legal information about your situation. If you need advice tailored to your specific circumstances, we book you a consultation with an admitted Australian lawyer — held by phone, video or in person, often the same day.
This is the single most useful thing to understand before you call:
Free information helps you understand your position quickly; advice from a lawyer tells you exactly what to do next.
A consultation runs for up to an hour. In that time a lawyer can review your situation, explain your options and the likely outcomes, flag any deadlines or risks, and set out your next steps — whether that is responding to the other side, preparing a document, or getting ready for court. You can have it by phone, video or in person, across criminal, family and traffic law and more.
Free information is often enough to understand a situation. You generally need a lawyer's advice when there is a deadline or court date, money or property at stake, a contract or formal document to respond to, or where getting it wrong is costly. The free hotline can help you work out which situation you are in.
The free information line answers immediately, 24/7. If you decide you want advice, a consultation can usually be arranged the same day, and within minutes during business hours.
Can I get legal advice over the phone in Australia?
Yes. The Legal Hotline information line is free and answers 24/7 for legal information. For advice on your specific situation, we book a fixed-fee consultation with an admitted Australian lawyer, held by phone, video or in person — often the same day.
Is legal advice free?
Legal information is free on the hotline, 24/7. Legal advice — a lawyer applying the law to your specific facts — is a paid, fixed-fee consultation. The fee is confirmed before anything goes ahead, and you can have the consult by phone, video or in person.
What is the difference between legal information and legal advice?
Legal information explains what the law generally says; legal advice is a lawyer applying that law to your specific facts and telling you what to do. The hotline gives information free, 24/7; advice comes from an admitted lawyer in a consultation.
How long is a legal consultation?
A consultation runs for up to one hour with an admitted Australian lawyer. That is enough time to review your situation, explain your options and likely outcomes, flag deadlines, and set out your next steps. It can be by phone, video or in person.
Can I get legal advice after hours or on weekends?
The free information line is open 24/7, including nights and weekends, so you can understand your situation at any time. A consultation with a lawyer is then booked at the earliest available time, often the same day.
What areas of law can I get advice on?
Common areas include criminal charges, family law, traffic and driving offences, disputes and contracts, employment, tenancy and consumer problems. The hotline points you to information for your issue and connects you with a lawyer who handles it.
Call the free information line any time, or book a fixed-fee consult with a local lawyer.
Free legal information. Not legal advice.