The Law Handbook 2024

Chapter 8.3: Disability and criminal justice 817 Contacts Justice Connect PO Box 16013, Melbourne Vic 8007 Tel: 8636 4400 Email: admin@justiceconnect.org.au Web: https://justiceconnect.org.au Mental Health Legal Centre Suite 2, Level 2, 491–495 King St, West Melbourne Vic 3003 Tel: 9629 4422 Email: mhlc@mhlc.org.au Web: https://mhlc.org.au Mental Health Tribunal Victoria Level 30, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Tel: 9032 3200; 1800 242 703 Email: mht@mht.vic.gov.au Web: www.mht.vic.gov.au Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) Tel (legal help): 1300 792 387 Web: www.legalaid.vic.gov.au For general advice on disability and criminal justice matters, contact VLA. Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) – Office for Disability 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Tel: 1300 880 043 Email: ofd@dffh.vic.gov.au Web: www.dffh.vic.gov.au/office-disability Victorian Government Department of Justice and Community Safety Tel: 8684 0000; 1300 365 111 (country callers) Web: www.justice.vic.gov.au For other relevant organisations, see ‘Contacts’ at the end of Chapter 8.1: Understanding disability and the law.