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Coordinators and reporting offices for duty lawyers

Coordinator and reporting office details for duty lawyer schemes.

The Private Practitioner Short Service Scheme (PPSSS) is coordinated by our Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) offices.

PPSSS approved practitioners are contracted to do this work and need to invoice VLA for work completed.

All invoices are to be submitted within 30 days of the date of appearance. Details must be filled in on the correct claim form accessible from our VLA website. Please follow the menu to the appropriate scheme for the relevant claim form.

VLA office locations and contact numbers can be found on the Our offices page.

Contacts for our offices

Melbourne Office

Region Office details

Ballarat Office

Email: ballarat.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Ballarat
  • Ararat
  • Bacchus Marsh.

Broadmeadows office

Email: broadmeadows.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Broadmeadows
  • Assists Seymour.

Dandenong office

Email: dandenonginvoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Dandenong
  • Moorabbin Justice Centre.

Frankston office

Email: frankston.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Frankston.

Geelong office

Email: geelong.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Geelong
  • Colac.

Gippsland office

Email: gippsland.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Bairnsdale
  • Korumburra
  • La Trobe Valley (Morwell)
  • Orbost
  • Sale
  • Wonthaggi.

Horsham office

Email: horsham.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Horsham
  • Stawell
  • Ararat
  • St Arnaud.

Mildura office

Email: mildura.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Mildura
  • Ouyen
  • Robinvale.

Ringwood office

Email: ringwood.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Ringwood
  • Heidelberg.

Shepparton office

Email: shepparaton.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Benalla
  • Corryong
  • Mansfield
  • Myrtleford
  • Shepparton
  • Wangaratta
  • Seymour
  • Wodonga.

Sunshine office

Email: sunshine.invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Werribee
  • Sunshine
  • Wyndham.

Warrnambool office

Email: warrnambool.Invoices@vla.vic.gov.au

Providing support and services at the following court locations:

  • Warrnambool
  • Hamilton
  • Portland.

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