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Community Legal Education

We provide legal information and education to the community to help improve Canberrans’ understanding of the law.  

Information sessions

We run free legal information sessions across the ACT to educate the community on many different areas of law. Our sessions are designed to be interactive and meet the needs of different audiences.  

Examples of information sessions we present include:

  • an introduction to the Australian legal system for newly arrived refugees, held with the Red Cross  
  • presentations on consent and intimate image abuse, held with ACT Colleges
  • presentations on wills and Powers of Attorney, held with COTA ACT.

Community organisations and groups can contact us to request a presentation from our Community Legal Education team. 

ACT Law for Community Workers - Free legal workshops

'ACT Law for community works' with a graphic of a group of people

Join us in person for the 'ACT Law for Community Workers' series, hosted by Legal Aid ACT. It's a great chance to get the lowdown on legal matters that affect your community work directly from expert lawyers in the relevant fields. Come along, connect, and empower yourself with knowledge to help those who need it most. 

This series was previously known as ‘Law for Non-Lawyers’.

Register:  www.eventbrite.com.au/e/law-for-community-workers-legal-aid-act-tickets-1989072303805

Time: 10am till 11.45am

Location: 2 Allsop Street, Canberra City (Legal Aid office)

Request to join the Law for Community Workers mailing list to be notified of the latest sessions.  

Upcoming sessions

7 July 2026Human Rights

This session will cover the following:

  • Introduction to the Human Rights Act 
  • How to Apply the Human Rights Act 

This session is presented by the Human Rights Commission of the ACT 

4 August 2026Migration

This session will cover the following:

  • Overview of the Australian Migration System
  • Migration Law and Family and Domestic Violence
  • Migration Law and Crime, including visa cancellation
  • Australian citizenship – how to become a citizen
8 September 2026Criminal Law Process 101 

This session will cover the following:

  • Key terminology
  • Basic court process
  • Potential consequences of offences
  • What clients can expect when appearing in court
  • What happens after court
  • Bail condition
13 October 2026Child Protection

This session will cover the following:

  • Overview of the Child Protection system
  • When is a child in need of care and protection?
  • Reporting and appraisal process
  • Emergency action
  • Care and Protection proceedings and orders
  • Interaction between Family Law and Care and Protection matters

Free family law information sessions

Find out about our free family law information sessions designed for people who are going through, or thinking about, separation.

Legal resources and factsheets

Our factsheets and publications provide a deep dive into a number of legal issues such as tenancy, debt, traffic issues, family law and much more. 

Browse our legal resources library