TRLS addresses an access-to-justice gap that manifests from the unique circumstances of refugees, asylum seekers & other humanitarian entrants into the Tasmanian community.
TRLS addresses an access-to-justice gap that manifests from the unique circumstances of refugees, asylum seekers & other humanitarian entrants into the Tasmanian community.
TRLS addresses an access-to-justice gap that manifests from the unique circumstances of refugees, asylum seekers & other humanitarian entrants into the Tasmanian community.
A free legal advice and representation for Tasmanian residents regarding protection visa applications for asylum seekers and legal advice for humanitarian entrants who are Tasmanian residents.
We also assist asylum seekers as they navigate the visa application and appeals process, their pathways to permanent residency and where unsuccessful we provide representation all the way through to Ministerial Intervention requests.
This is just a selection from the many of the stories of client’s lives, that the Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service has been able to change over the years. *Names have been changed to protect client confidentiality.
The Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service (TRLS) is a not-for-profit organisation established to provide free migration- related legal services to refugees, asylum seekers, and other humanitarian entrants in the Tasmanian community, who due to their circumstances are otherwise unable to access migration legal assistance.
TRLS is the only dedicated refugee, asylum seeker and humanitarian entrant legal service in Tasmania. TRLS is one of the leading legal human rights organisations in Tasmania.
TRLS aims to provide free legal services to people of refugee background, humanitarian entrants and people seeking asylum experiencing disadvantage in Tasmania, through harnessing the expertise of lawyers, law students, and volunteers to provide access to justice to some of the most disadvantaged community members in Tasmania.
We provide our clients with protection from persecution, a pathway to permanency, safety from family violence and a pathway to reuniting with family, these are our core aims. We provide expert legal advice and assistance to people who need a safe place where they can rebuild their lives with dignity and care and with a sense of belonging.
We have helped many of our clients rebuild their lives in safety and we have done that by providing them with a legal pathway to stay and to come to Australia, and we have used a human rights framework to do this.