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Financial counselling is a free and confidential service offered by not-for-profit community organisations. They often provide services within prisons – ask if financial counsellors are available at your location. You may also be able to access a financial counsellor by phone, either arranged via your caseworker or with the contact details below.
Financial counsellors are skilled professionals who provide advice and support to people struggling with bills and debt. A free financial counsellor can help you explore your options, negotiate with your creditors, put plans in place to manage your debts and get your finances back under control.
Financial counsellors have specific knowledge about the credit, bankruptcy and debt collection laws, social security framework, grants and concessions available to help with cost of living, industry hardship obligations and how to access free dispute resolution through independent dispute resolution schemes. They are also trained in negotiation and counselling.
Financial counselling is a free and confidential service offered by not-for-profit community organisations. They often provide services within prisons – ask if financial counsellors are available at your location. You may also be able to access a financial counsellor by phone, either arranged via your caseworker or with the contact details below.
Financial counsellors are skilled professionals who provide advice and support to people struggling with bills and debt. A free financial counsellor can help you explore your options, negotiate with your creditors, put plans in place to manage your debts and get your finances back under control.
Financial counsellors have specific knowledge about the credit, bankruptcy and debt collection laws, social security framework, grants and concessions available to help with cost of living, industry hardship obligations and how to access free dispute resolution through independent dispute resolution schemes. They are also trained in negotiation and counselling.
The free National Debt Helpline is open from 9:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
When you call, you'll be transferred to the service in your state.
Mob Strong Debt Helpline is a free legal advice service about money matters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from anywhere in Australia.
The helpline is open from 9:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
If your business is in financial difficulty, call the Small Business Debt Helpline. The Helpline is open 9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.
The free National Debt Helpline is open from 9:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
When you call, you'll be transferred to the service in your state.
Mob Strong Debt Helpline is a free legal advice service about money matters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from anywhere in Australia.
The helpline is open from 9:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
If your business is in financial difficulty, call the Small Business Debt Helpline. The Helpline is open 9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.
All parole orders must have conditions setting out what you are required to do and what you must not do while on parole.
My name is Brian. A lot of guys here are talking about new legislation coming in the near future, but I haven’t found it anywhere. It is called “Daniel’s Law”. I was wondering if you could explain it and when it will take effect and who it will apply to?
If a prisoner is detained in solitary confinement, the conditions they face in custody are significantly more challenging compared to the general prison population. In some cases, this may be taken into account by a sentencing court and result in a shorter sentence being imposed.
Through these articles, we provide information on relevant areas of law. This first article provides basic information to make it easier for family and friends to support you. There are differences in the ways the systems operate depending on where you’re located (VIC, NSW, ACT or TAS), so we hope this is useful and relevant to where you are.
The criminal justice system deals with proof, not truth. The police and Crown present allegations; the defence rebuts them; the jury decides whether the Crown has met the required standard of proof. “Truth” and “innocence” are not part of the legal equation.
There are major differences between how offences in prisons are dealt with around Australia. These offences typically range from minor ones, such as keeping an untidy cell, to more serious ones and others that can become criminal charges.
Your security classification impacts which prison you are placed in and the level of security that is imposed on you.
Wrongdoing thrives in the darkness. Too often, it is only because of brave people who speak out that the public learns what is happening in the shadows.
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