LawAssist is a website developed by LawAccess NSW. It has information to help people who are dealing with a legal problem or representing themselves in a court or tribunal. The materials on the LawAssist website provide information about both law and procedure, and practical tools for people navigating the court process.

LawAssist have added new resources to the website to help people who have been dismissed from work. There are two separate sections on unfair dismissal and general protections dismissal.

The new resources include information on:

• what rights an employee has when they have been dismissed
• what unfair dismissal is, who can apply, and how to make an unfair dismissal application to Fair Work Australia (FWA)
• what general protections are, who can apply and how to make a general protections dismissal application to FWA and the Federal Magistrates Court.

LawAssist also has:

• step-by-step guides to making an application, preparing for mediation and conciliation, and attending the hearing
• instructions for filling out forms and sample forms
• checklists and worksheets.

To view the new unfair dismissal and general protections dismissal resources visit LawAssist.

Other topics available on the LawAssist website include: Debt - small claims, Car accidents, Apprehended Violence Orders, Fines and Fences.