Student Legal Service
The Student Legal Service is a free and confidential legal service available to all University of Tasmania students.
The Student Legal Service is supported by the Tasmanian University Student Association and Youth Law Australia. Youth Law Australia is a nationally accredited community legal centre.
How we can help
The legal service is staffed by qualified lawyers who are dedicated to providing legal assistance to students. Our areas of practice include:
- Education law
- Tenancy and student accommodation
- Employment
- Visa and migration
- Minor criminal law
- Fines / infringements
- Discrimination
- Consumer law
- Car and bike accidents
- Family violence / personal safety
- Sexual harassment and sexual assault
- Debt
- Intellectual property
For most enquiries, we will provide one-off legal advice, information and referrals to help you take action to resolve the legal problem yourself.
We can provide legal help by email, phone, video calls or in-person appointments at the TUSA office at 1 Churchill Avenue in Sandy Bay. We also conduct outreach to other University of Tasmania campuses throughout the year.
The Student Legal Service has also partnered with Dobson Mitchell Allport to provide a free monthly migration law clinic to students. Appointments are held on the last Wednesday of the month between 4pm and 6pm. If you are interested in an appointment, please contact the Student Legal Service.
How you can contact us
The Student Legal Service is open Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm.
To contact us, please complete our Get Help Now contact form and include your student number. Alternatively, you can call (03) 7032 8200 or send an email to studentlegal@yla.org.au.
What’s on
In addition to providing legal advice, we hold events and information sessions from time to time to ensure that you have the resources you need to navigate life in and outside the university.
To keep in touch about what’s on:
- Like our Facebook Page
- Follow TUSA on Instagram
Student Legal Service Committee
The Student Legal Service is supported by a committee of law students who aim to raise awareness of the service and host events to support the legal service. Committee members can be contacted at the following details:
- Anusha Ganti – President at president@tasstudentlegalservice.com
- [To be announced] – Secretary at secretary@tasstudentlegalservice.com
- [To be announced] – Social and Activities Officer at activities@tasstudentlegalservice.com
- [To be announced] – Student Liaison and Digital Relations Officer at digital.relations@tasstudentlegalservice.com
From time to time, the legal service is also supported by volunteer law students and paralegals from the University of Tasmania. All students are required to sign a confidentiality agreement so that your information is protected.
In addition to providing legal advice, we hold events and information sessions from time to time to ensure that you have the resources you need to navigate life in and outside the university.