Legal Service

About our Legal Service

SUPRA Legal Service Pty Ltd provides free legal advice, representation in court, and a referral service to postgraduate students who are SUPRA members.

Our solicitors can assist you with a wide range of legal issues, including:

• administrative law (government etc.)
• consumer complaints
• intellectual property
• court action against the University
• credit and debt
• criminal law
• discrimination and harassment
• domestic violence
• employment law
• family law (advice only)
• migration* advice
• motor vehicle accidents
• University complaints
• victims compensation
• other general complaints

* Registered Migration Agents (Ingrid van Tongeren MARN 1911813; Sue-Ellen Hills MARN 1912229)

The Australian Government has implemented a registration scheme for the provision of immigration advice and our practice observes the strict Code of Conduct developed by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

How to use the Legal Service

Join SUPRA!

All currentlly enrolled postgraduate students – full time or part time, coursework or research, local or international – can use the SUPRA legal service (and all other SUPRA services); you just need to be a SUPRA member. Membership is free – join now!

Drop-in 

During Drop-in you can consult with a solicitor without having to make an appointment.

Legal service drop-in is from 1–3pm on Mondays and Thursdays at the SUPRA office. Please arrive before 2:30pm. 

The SUPRA office is on Level 2 of the Holme Building, Camperdown campus. 

Click this link for a Google map of our office location.

Appointments 

If you can’t make it to drop-in, we can arrange face-to-face, phone, Skype and Zoom appointments. Contact us on (02) 9351 3715 or help@supra.usyd.edu.au to make an appointment.

• Please email any documents ahead of your legal service appointment time, so that the solicitor has time to review them beforehand – this will help you get th emost out of your consultation.

Email

Your first consulation with a solicitor must be face-to-face, or by phone, Skype or Zoom. Once you are a client of the service you can get help by email.

Contact us for more information.