We are now Circle Green Community Legal

Tenancy WA is now part of Circle Green, a merger of three established community legal centres. To access employment law resources and services, please visit our new website.

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Useful Links

Circle Green Community Legal

Circle Green Community Legal can provide advice on tenancy, employment and migration matters to people located in Western Australia

Homelessness Services

Entrypoint Perth - a free assessment and referral service assisting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Perth metropolitan area

Homeless Advisory Service - provides information to primary and secondary homeless people that will assist them to seek their own accommodation

Crisis Care Helpline - offers assistance for people in crisis

WA Government Departments

Department of Commerce – provides general information on getting started in your tenancy, renting, bond and forms

Department of Housing – for information on bond assistance, housing policies and online maintenance applications

Department of Child Protection - for assistance to access emergency accommodation

Magistrates Court of WA - for all residential tenancies forms, court locations and contacts

Peak Bodies

Shelter WA - the peak housing body that represents and lobbies on behalf of community groups housing consumers in WA

Community Legal Centres Association (WA) - the peak organisation representing the 28 community legal centres (CLCs) operating in WA

National Association of Community Legal Centres - the peak national body for community legal centres in Australia

Community Housing Coalition of WA - the peak body for community and affordable housing organisations in WA

Legislation and Policies

The Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (WA)

Department of Housing Policy Documentation

Members of Parliament

Find your local member of WA Parliament

National Tenancy Organisations

Tenants Union ACT

Tenants Union of New South Wales

Northern Territory Tenants Advice Service

Tenants Union of Queensland

Tenants Union of Tasmania

Tenants Union of Victoria