The duty lawyer helps with legal advice and representation when you first go to court for criminal charges. The duty lawyer is at the Darwin Local Court and the Alice Springs Local Court every day. Duty lawyers also go to the Local Court in Katherine and Tennant Creek.
A duty lawyer can also help people in the Family Courts. The duty lawyer can help with negotiations, filling in simple forms, asking for adjournments, legal advice and information.
If you are in Darwin, go to the duty lawyer office at the Family Court on the day you go to court. If you are outside Darwin, call the duty lawyer on 08 8982 0821 from 8.30 am on the day you are going to court.