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Birth Certificate Clinic with DLA Piper
DLA Piper’s Australian pro bono practice is focussed on facilitating access to justice for disadvantaged individuals and First Nations Peoples. One way we help is by providing free support to individuals in obtaining their birth certificates, and working to make it more accessible for vulnerable […]
Changes to the Family Law Act: Guidance for family law practitioners
In this webinar, Hamish Mulcahy and Chiara Falzon of Hopgood Ganim Lawyers will discuss recent amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), focussing on some of the changes to Part VII of the Act and highlighting major areas of reform, including: • the removal […]
Child Protection Masterclass: Navigating the lifecycle of child protection litigation.
Expression of interest are now open for Legal Aid Queensland’s next Child Protection Masterclass in February 2025. The training will provide practical skills to lawyers working in the child protection jurisdiction with a focus on representing parents. It will also be an opportunity to network […]
News
Community Legal Centres Queensland AGM Notice
Community Legal Centres Queensland will hold its Annual General Meeting for all members at the Queensland Law Society, 179 Ann Street, Brisbane at 2:00pm on Monday 4 November 2024. The Agenda, the Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting, the Annual Report and the Audited Financial Report will […]
Call to Parties
Community Legal Centres Queensland (CLCQ) urges all political parties to commit to real action to support access to justice for all Queenslanders. Community legal centres need to be properly funded to respond to people and communities experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage so that we can stop […]
Join our team!
Community Legal Centres Queensland is recruiting for a Capacity Building Coordinator. Working as part of the Capacity Building team, you will help community legal centres to provide effective, high quality services to their communities by: Supporting and developing community legal centres’ staff, including volunteers; Coordinating […]
Success Stories
Overturning refusal of parole address
Peter* is an Aboriginal man in his late 20s who is serving a sentence for robbery offences. He has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability and has limited literacy. He is in a long-term relationship with his partner and they have 3 children together, including […]
Townsville Community Law helps Sophie after she was scammed
Scams are getting harder to spot and can have a devestating impact on peoples lives. Sophie* attended a Townsville Community Law outreach clinic after she had lost $13,000 through a text message spoofing scam. Sophie had received a text message that looked like it was […]
Advocating for autonomy and independence
Ahmed, a 75-year-old widower, was living alone in his own home until a health event resulted in a hospital admission. When Ahmed was admitted it appeared he was struggling to retain information and seemed confused. Hospital staff were concerned about Ahmed’s safety and wellbeing if […]