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We provide free legal advice for women in Western Australia.

Our impact

WLSWA is committed to quality, innovation and continuous improvement and the service has a range of methods to monitor, review and evaluate impact on an ongoing basis. This constant assessing gives us the opportunity to continually adapt to improve and innovate services that are responsive to client needs and preferences.

We distribute a client satisfaction and outcomes survey to collect qualitative feedback from women using the services about their experiences. WLSWA clients’ responses are always overwhelmingly positive, with women agreeing that they felt welcome and safe at WLSWA, and that the service had been useful.

 

Health Justice Partnership Project

Women’s Legal Service WA partnered with Goldfields Women’s Health Care Centre in Kalgoorlie and Luma in Northbridge to embed specialist women’s legal services in women’s health centres to provide access to free legal help and address the health-harming impacts of unmet legal need. This initiative is funded by Department of Health. This project was independently evaluated by Nous.

Read the evaluation report here.

 

Safer Advocacy & Information in Legal Services (SAILS)

WLSWA has undertaken Lotterywest-funded project work to scope what is being used to assess FDV risk across community services and determine how we can make risk screening fit-for-purpose for our sector. This initiative was independently evaluated by University of Western Australia.

Read the evaluation report here.

 

Client Experience Surveys

The latest news & insights

Media Release – Advocates welcome Budget investment to address economic abuse and weaponisation of the child support system

15 May 2026 News

A national alliance of women’s organisations, the Non Payment of Child Support Working Group, welcomes the Federal Government’s $182.6 million investment in strengthening the child support system to ensure women and their children receive the support they are entitled to. The investment is a necessary step forward and signals growing recognition of the need for stronger enforcement, better oversight, and …

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Holiday office closure 2025/26

19 December 2025 News

Please note that our offices will be closed from 23 December 2025 at 4:00 PM and reopen on 5 January 2026 at 9:00 AM. We hope that you have a restful and safe holiday period and we look forward to our return in the new year. If you are experiencing an emergency or crisis during this time, please refer to the …

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