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Resources and contact details
Fact sheets
- Royal prerogative of mercy: fact sheet (PDF, 132.9 KB)
- Review of convictions or sentences under the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001: fact sheet (PDF, 159.7 KB)
- Annulment of Local Court convictions or sentences under the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001: fact sheet (PDF, 140.1 KB)
- Extinguishment of Historical Homosexual Offences: fact sheet (PDF, 127.6 KB)
Useful contact details
- Legal Aid NSW: Phone (02) 9219 5000
- If you are in a NSW Correctional Centre, you may wish to contact the Prisoners Legal Service, a Division of Legal Aid NSW: Use the gaol CADL phone system and press 11# for Legal Aid, then ask for Prisoners Legal Service or you can arrange a visit through prison authorities. Family and friends of prisoners can contact the Prisoners Legal Service on (02) 8688 3888 between 9am and 5pm.
- LawAccess – for information and referrals on legal matters: Phone: 1300 888 529.
- Supreme Court of NSW Criminal Registry: Phone 1300 679 272 or email sc.listings@justice.nsw.gov.au
- Legal, NSW Department of Communities and Justice: Phone: (02) 8346 1388
- Office of the Governor of New South Wales, Government House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
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07 Dec 2022
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We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
You can access our apology to the Stolen Generations.