Legal Services

Information for gay men and women about legal services in Wellington and surrounding areas

Online Legal Resource

GLBTI Policy - Social Inclusion and Participation - Ministry of Social Development - Te Manatu Whakahiato Ora has worked in conjunction with Whitireia Community Law Centre to produce an online legal resource for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, takataapui, fa'afafine, transsexual, transgender and intersex people (and anyone else who doesn't fit into heterosexual or gender norms!)

The resource is housed on the Community Law Centre (see listing below) website and currently (as at 16 November, 2008) accessed from its front page at www.communitylaw.org.nz/. The resource document is:
About Us: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and the Law in New Zealand.

The document covers a broad range of legislation and drills down into some of the areas that are more specific to the GLBTI audience, such as legal parenting and guardianship issues, and legal identity documents. It will be updated to incorporate changes to legislation and hopefully new areas will be developed. Feedback, to know what you find useful and where you would like to see further work would be welcomed. Send all content feedback to the commlaw@wnc.quik.co.nz.

Human Rights Commission

Phone: (04) 473-9981
Freephone: 0800 496 877
Mail: PO Box 5045
Lambton Quay
Wellington
E-mail: infoline@hrc.co.nz
Web-site: www.hrc.co.nz
Location: PO Box 5045
Lambton Quay
Wellington

For information on human rights, or to discuss possible complaints, call the Commission and speak to an Information Adviser.

Objectives: To promote and protect human rights in Aotearoa New Zealand

Sladden Cochrane and Co

Phone: (04) 472 0777
Fax: (04) 471 1660
Mail: Barristers & Solicitors
PO Box 10909
DX SP20018
Wellington
Location 7th Floor,
Hallenstein House,
276 Lambton Quay,
Wellington
E-mail: bruce@sladdencochrane.co.nz
Charge: Quotes and estimates readily available
Hours: 8.30am to 5.00pm
Contact: Bruce Young (04) 384 7558, (04) 472 6858 and 025 393 535

Bruce Young is a gay supportive lawyer

Wellington Community Law Centre

Phone: (04) 499 2928
Fax: (04) 472 2320
Mail: PO Box 24005
Wellington
Web: www.communitylaw.org.nz
Location: Level 2
84 Willis Street
Hours: The contact numbers available 24hrs, 7 days.

Free legal advice. No appointments necessary.

General sessions: 12.00 – 2.00pm Wednesday & Friday. 5.30 – 7.00pm Monday through Thursday. Justice of the Peace sessions: 12 – 2pm Tuesday & Thursday. Advice re: Refugee & Immigration: 5.30pm – 7.00pm Tuesday. Employment: 5.30 – 7.00pm Wednesday. Women’s: 12:30 – 1:30pm Monday. Family law: 12 – 2pm Wednesday. Mental Health Consumers: 12 – 1pm, last Tues of the month at The Clubhouse, Newtown.

The Law Centre is a non-profit incorporated society which aims to provide a community legal service to meet unmet legal needs and to inform and educate the community in their legal rights and obligations.

As well as free legal advice sessions which are staffed by volunteer lawyers and students, day staff at the Law Centre work with community groups providing support, information, advice and education.

The Law Centre also has a number of legal resources available which aim to put the law into plain English. See their website for an up-to-date list of available resources.

Wellington Police Diversity Liason Officer

Contact details.

For contacting the NZ Police on a matter that is sensitive due to your sexuality. Although most NZ police force members are GLBT-friendly, Diversity Liason Officers are especially trained to handle GLBT issues.

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