National Network of Indigenous Women’s Legal Services Inc

The NNIWLS is a National Peak Body for Indigenous Women's Legal Services across Australia. It is a National Network promoting social justice for Indigenous women with particular emphasis on Indigenous women and the law. The Network undertakes advocacy, promotes high quality service delivery, and service coordination.

The Network was established in 1998. It has been operating since 2001 with philanthropic grants and short term seeding grants from ATSIC. The Network received a project grant from the Commonwealth Office of Status of Women to deliver leadership training workshops, particularly in regional and remote areas. 

The Network was formed by, and has a membership that consists of:

• Indigenous Women’s Projects (legal services), funded by the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department,
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Legal and Advocacy Service, Queensland, funded by Commonwelath Attorney General’s Department,
• Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre funded by the NSW Attorney General’s Department,
• Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, funded by ATSIS, and
• Individual Indigenous women who have a commitment to social justice for Indigenous women.

All of the above services are members of the NNIWLS who provide legal help to Indigenous women, children and families. Every day these services see the effects of communities in pain, leaving many women and children at risk and hurt that goes very deep. Whilst the services are providing legal help the main aim is healing and work is done with women and often men

For more information, please see the NNIWLS website at: www.nniwls.org.au or contact the National Network of Indigenous Women’s Legal Services Inc., Network Coordinator:

Denese Griffin
National Coordinator
231 Adelaide Terrace
Level 1, Unit 3
PERTH WA 6000
Phone: 08 9221 9544
Fax: 08 9221 7694
Email: Coordinator_NNIWLS@fcl.fl.asn.au