# New NSW service to provide legal support for sexual assault survivors

https://mins.news/en/item/76286

- The Guardian, 2026-09-27 20:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/28/sexual-assault-service-nsw-victim-survivor-opening-ntwnfb

> New South Wales will establish a Sexual Assault Survivors’ Legal Service through Legal Aid NSW. The $1.74m pilot will offer free advice on criminal proceedings, survivors’ rights during police investigations and prosecutions, and access to victims’ compensation, aiming to give survivors more information, autonomy and choice.