Disaster resources for legal workers in VIC
Resources for community legal workers in Victoria navigating legal issues for individuals, small businesses, and primary producers affected by disasters.
Resources about Alternative Dispute Resolution
Resources about a duty to warn of impending disasters
Where else to find information
Disaster Legal Help Victoria (DLHV)
Disaster Legal Help Victoria (DLHV) is a joint initiative of the Federation of Community Legal Centres, Justice Connect, the Law Institute of Victoria, Victoria Legal Aid, the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, and the Victorian Bar. DLHV brings together the skills and resources of the legal profession, including government and private legal entities, to help mitigate and respond to complex and widespread legal needs that arise in disasters.
See their website for more information on how they can help.
Visit Disaster Legal Help Victoria’s website
Join the Pro Bono Portal
We invite CLCs across NSW and Victoria to use our award-winning Pro Bono Portal to connect with pro bono firms and to quickly and easily place matters with pro bono firms. You can use the Portal to refer people looking for legal help to law firms with expertise and capacity, as well as to find extra support from firms to assist with your CLC’s projects.
Get in touchRefer someone to Justice Connect
If you’re a professional working with communities affected by disasters, and you’d like to connect your client with pro bono legal help or seek assistance for your own organisation, please make a referral to Justice Connect.
