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Victorian bushfire legal help line
Call the Victorian bushfire legal help line on 1800 113 432 for free legal information if you have been affected by the bushfires. The help line is open from 8.45 am to 5.15 pm, Monday to Friday. See the Bushfire legal help website for more information.
Services
VLA Legal Information Service
We give free legal information over the phone to help you with your legal problems.
Funding cases
If you can’t afford a lawyer, you can apply for a grant of legal assistance to help you pay for a lawyer to run your case.
Latest news
Bushfire legal help handbook now available
Date: 03 July 2009
A guide to the law for people affected by the February 2009 Victorian bushfires is now available online.
Debt problems publication now available
Date: 24 June 2009
Victoria Legal Aid launches new publication to help people in debt.
Using disability discrimination law booklet updated
Date: 12 June 2009
The Using disability discrimination law booklet has been updated with a new-look design and some minor amendments.
New bushfire information sessions announced for Kinglake & Marysville
Date: 14 May 2009
Free legal information sessions about insurance financial and credit issues resulting from Victoria's 2009 bushfire will be held in Kinglake and Marysville.
Bushfire victims with insurance and finance issues can get help
Date: 15 April 2009
Victoria Legal Aid has set up the Bushfire Legal Help Insurance Unit to help bushfire victims.