Hall Payne Lawyers
Ethics Consultation Service
Expert Employment and Industrial Law Support for AASW Members
We are pleased to introduce our partnership with Hall Payne Lawyers, a leading Australian law firm with over 30 years of experience in employment and industrial law. With a strong commitment to social justice and deep expertise in the not-for-profit, health, and social services sectors, Hall Payne is now available to support AASW members with tailored legal services.*
What services are available?
AASW members can access legal support across a broad range of workplace matters, including:
- Employment disputes and unfair dismissals
- Employment contracts
- Discrimination, harassment, and bullying
- Employment entitlements
- Criminal law
- Professional regulation and discipline matters (e.g. complaint to health regulator)
Legal Education Webinar
Working Safely Within Legal Frameworks: Subpoenas, Records, and Professional Responsibilities
Pre-recorded webinar available: Monday 25 May 2026
Live Q&A session: 1 June 2026, 2-3pm AEST
Location: Online via Zoom (For Q&A)
Cost: Free for AASW members
Register for Q&AWebinar overview
This session provides practical legal guidance
for social workers across all practice settings.
Members will access a pre-recorded webinar
followed by a live Q&A session with Hall
Payne Lawyers, who will respond to
submitted questions.
The session will focus on:
- Receiving subpoenas: what to expect and what can be compelled
- Practical guidance on record-keeping and best practice
- Legal obligations for social workers across practice settings.
What members will gain:
- Clear, practical guidance from legal experts
- Increased confidence in managing legal requests and records
- Strengthened understanding of professional legal obligations
- Opportunity to submit questions relevant to practice
- Access to follow-up consultation pathways if required.
- One free 45-minute consultation per financial year for eligible AASW members
- Specialist legal support from experienced lawyers with a deep understanding of the human services and social work sectors
- Timely, practical, and independent legal advice
To request your complimentary legal consultation, please complete the referral form. Once submitted, a representative from Hall Payne Lawyers will contact you directly to arrange your consultation.
- Hall Payne Lawyers is engaged as an independent legal services provider under agreement with the AASW. While the AASW facilitates this referral service, it does not provide legal advice and is not responsible for any individual legal outcomes.
- * Members who are party to an AASW Ethics Complaint Management Process complaint or an AASW Declaration Assessment Process review, and are seeking legal advice regarding this, are unable to be referred to an AASW legal partner.