Hobart & South
Government & Public lawyers in Hobart & South
Public law lawyers challenge government decisions and help with NDIS, Centrelink, discrimination, veterans' claims, education and health practitioner matters.
14 firms
Hobart & South
Public law lawyers challenge government decisions and help with NDIS, Centrelink, discrimination, veterans' claims, education and health practitioner matters.
14 firms
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Tasmania Legal Aid provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Family Law.
Sandy Bay, TAS · Hobart & South
Paula Sutherland & Associates Lawyers provides legal services in Sandy Bay, TAS. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
D & X Legal provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Hobart Community Legal Service provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Centrelink & Social Security and Planning & Environment.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
FitzGerald and Browne Lawyers provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Triabunna, TAS · Hobart & South
East Coast Health provides legal services in Triabunna, TAS. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal and Partner & Family Visas.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Annalisa Doedens Legal provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Barry Nilsson provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Tolson & Co provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Paradise Law provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Employment Law and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Edge Legal provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Unfair Dismissal, Business & Commercial Law and Employment Law.
Battery Point, TAS · Hobart & South
Leonard Fernandez Barristers & Solicitors provides legal services in Battery Point, TAS. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Immigration & Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Liam O'Connor provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Business & Commercial Law and Criminal Law.
South Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Madeleine Ogilvie provides legal services in South Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
When a government agency makes a decision about you, there is usually a way to have it reviewed. Public law lawyers advise on internal review, tribunal appeals and, where the law has been misapplied, judicial review in the courts. They also act in discrimination and human rights complaints, NDIS and Centrelink appeals, veterans' entitlements, mental health and guardianship hearings, and disciplinary matters for doctors, nurses and other registered professionals.
Government decisions affect benefits, licences and rights. Many can be reviewed or challenged.
Review pathways include internal review, the Administrative Review Tribunal, state tribunals, ombudsmen and judicial review in the courts.
Understand the next step
Identify the government decision, the agency and the result sought. A service complaint, merits review and court challenge are different processes. The right pathway depends on the actual decision rather than a general disagreement with an agency.
Hobart, Glenorchy and Kingston are grouped for the Hobart & South search. For a transaction or dispute, distinguish between the place you live, the location of the asset and the venue named in any documents.
For government & public law, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant TAS experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Hobart & South. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Keep the complete notice, reasons and review information. Record when and how the decision was received.
Ask whether internal review, a tribunal, complaint or court process is available. The Administrative Review Tribunal reviews specified Commonwealth decisions, not every government matter.
Identify evidence relevant to the disputed findings and ask how the agency file can be obtained. Clarify the result the reviewer can provide.
Clarify charges for advice, submissions, appearances and reports. Ask about legal aid or specialist assistance where appropriate.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Give the decision and receipt dates immediately. A general complaint may not preserve an opportunity to seek formal review.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Ask for an internal review first. If you're still unhappy, you can apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal. Free advocacy services are available as well as private lawyers.
Yes. Complaints can go to the Australian Human Rights Commission or your state's anti-discrimination body, depending on the type of discrimination and where it happened.
It's strongly recommended. Your response to the first notice can shape the whole process, and many professional indemnity insurers cover the cost of a lawyer.