Legal Aid ACT will be closed from 3pm Tuesday 24 December and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2024 at 9am.
If you are arrested and appear before court for bail over this period, you can ask to speak to our duty lawyer. If you need to appear in the Children’s Court in relation to an emergency action, please email careduty@legalaidact.org.au. Please find the registry opening hours for the FCFCOA here.
If you need emergency assistance, please call 000.
ACT Capacity Toolkit: A Guide for Assessing Capacity
ACT Capacity Toolkit: A Guide for Assessing Capacity
This Toolkit is for you if you have concerns about the ability of an adult to make decisions for themselves. You may need to assess, or seek an assessment of, a person's capacity in your personal or professional life.