Legal Advice

The Consular Section does NOT: 

• give you legal advice, interpret or translate documents, though we may provide details of some local lawyers 
• intervene in another country\'s court proceedings or legal matters including employment disputes, commercial disputes, criminal cases and family law matters or child custody disputes 
• get you out of prison or prevent you from being deported 
• post bail or pay your fines or legal expenses 
• enforce an Australian or any other custody agreement overseas or compel a country to decide a custody case