Disaster Legal Support Program

Support

We aim to support South Australian individuals, small business and primary producers at all stages of the Disaster Management Cycle. To help communities build resilience and Prepare for disasters, we provide free Community Legal Education and advice on legal issues like insurance, wills, estate planning, Advance Care Directives and more.

Support

We aim to support South Australian individuals, small business and primary producers at all stages of the Disaster Management Cycle. To help communities build resilience and Prepare for disasters, we provide free Community Legal Education and advice on legal issues like insurance, wills, estate planning, Advance Care Directives and more.

In the event of a disaster, our solicitors and support staff are deployed as “boots on the ground,” to assist with Response and Recovery, providing free legal assistance and warm referrals to other allied and essential support services via local outreach, remote appointments and Recovery Centres. In the Recovery stage, we can continue to offer legal advice, and tailored community legal education, particularly around insurance claims and disputes.

Support

Our solicitors and support staff regularly travel within SA to attend local events, listen and contribute at disaster planning and recovery meetings and build relationships with the State’s disaster management stakeholders.

Our aim is to keep up to date with the unique needs and concerns of locals, learn from emergency services and other emergency management experts and make genuine and lasting connections to disaster-impacted communities across South Australia.