The Mackay Regional Community Legal Centre Inc. provides free and confidential legal advice, information, referrals and ongoing assistance to financially disadvantaged people in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac regions. MRCLC also provides presentations on various legal topics to organisations and members of the community throughout these areas.
MRCLC provides a generalist legal service, which includes family law (property and parenting matters), employment, debt, neighbourhood disputes and consumer disputes. MRCLC provides legal advice to tenants and rooming accommodation residents as part of the Queensland Statewide Tenant Advice and Referral Service (QSTARS).
The MRCLC also operates a domestic and family violence duty lawyer service at the Mackay court house, and a Mental Health Review Tribunal Representation Service upon referral from Legal Aid Queensland.
MRCLC carries out community legal education on various topics through its service area.