Help numbers

Australian emergency, crisis and legal phone lines, each checked against the service's own page or a government page. Court Co-Pilot is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. Each number below was checked against the linked source page on the date shown. Call hours and eligibility vary, so check the source.

Emergency

• Triple Zero (police, fire, ambulance) 000: Life-threatening or time-critical emergencies.
• Police Assistance Line 131 444: Non-emergency police matters.
• Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000: Anonymous crime information.

National crisis and support

• 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732: Sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling.
• Lifeline 13 11 14: Crisis support and suicide prevention.
• 13YARN 13 92 76: Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467: Counselling for people affected by suicide.
• Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636: Mental health support.
• Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800: Counselling for people aged 5 to 25.
• MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78: Counselling for men.
• National Debt Helpline 1800 007 007: Free financial counselling.
• Translating and Interpreting Service 131 450: Interpreting service.

National legal and complaints

• knowmore 1800 605 762: Legal help for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.

Legal Aid and legal information by state

• Legal Aid NSW 1300 888 529: New South Wales.
• Victoria Legal Aid 1300 792 387: Victoria.
• Legal Aid Queensland 1300 65 11 88: Queensland.
• Legal Services Commission SA 1300 366 424: South Australia.
• Legal Aid WA 1300 650 579: Western Australia.
• Tasmania Legal Aid 1300 366 611: Tasmania.
• Legal Aid ACT 1300 654 314: Australian Capital Territory.
• NT Legal Aid Commission 1800 019 343: Northern Territory.

Family violence by state

• NSW Domestic Violence Line 1800 656 463: New South Wales.
• Safe Steps 1800 015 188: Victoria.
• DVConnect Womensline 1800 811 811: Queensland.
• DVConnect Mensline 1800 600 636: Queensland.
• WA Women's Domestic Violence Helpline 1800 007 339: Western Australia.
• WA Men's Domestic Violence Helpline 1800 000 599: Western Australia.
• Domestic Violence Crisis Service (ACT) 02 6280 0900: Australian Capital Territory.

Victims of crime by state

• Victims Access Line (NSW) 1800 633 063: New South Wales.
• Victims of Crime Helpline (VIC) 1800 819 817: Victoria.

Mental health by state

• NSW Mental Health Line 1800 011 511: New South Wales.
• 1300 MH CALL (QLD) 1300 642 255: Queensland.
• Mental Health Triage Service (SA) 13 14 65: South Australia.
• Mental Health Emergency Response Line (WA) 1300 555 788: Perth metropolitan area.
• Access Mental Health (ACT) 1800 629 354: Australian Capital Territory.

Last checked 2026-11-01.