The Disaster Response Legal Service will be at Recovery Centres following the severe weather event on the east coast. For more info, see Flood recovery updates on the NSW Government website.
Free legal help if you’ve been affected by a disaster, including storm, flood or bushfire
We can help with legal problems including: insurance claims and disputes, housing and tenancy, financial hardship, workplace rights, Centrelink, domestic and family violence, and government disaster grants.
Legal service here to help with NSW flooding disaster
22 May 2025
Is your area experiencing flooding? Do you have questions about insurance, tenancy, financial hardship or other legal problems? We can advise you on your legal rights after a disaster.
Ma'ata Solofoni wins NSW Attorney General's award
06 December 2024
Ma'ata Solofoni, senior insurance solicitor with the DRLS, took home the NSW Attorney General’s Award for Leadership in Social Justice at a red-carpet ceremony in Sydney last week.
Legal help in the Far West after power outage
07 November 2024
The Disaster Response Legal Service (DRLS) has been in Broken Hill and the Far West during October and November, providing free legal help to communities impacted by the severe storms.
Legal help in the Illawarra and Hawkesbury
12 April 2024
The DRLS is providing free legal help to communities impacted by disaster at the NSW Reconstruction Authority's Recovery Assistance Points in Windsor, Thirroul and Warrawong.