LAQ Pilot on Screening for Intellectual Disability or Cognitive Impairment On 6 May 2008, Legal Aid Queensland started a three month pilot to screen all clients for an intellectual disability or cognitive impairment. The aim of the pilot is to improve our service delivery to this cohort of clients.
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Free legal help for war veterans or their widows - As ANZAC Day approaches, Legal Aid Queensland is reminding veterans, or their widows, who are trying to get disability pensions that they can access free legal help.
Free legal advice for Queenslanders struggling to pay loans - Queenslanders faced with losing their home due to mounting debt have been urged to get legal advice and attend a free information forum being run by Legal Aid Queensland.
Free legal advice for Queenslanders struggling to pay loans (PDF - 24k)
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Interested in kick-starting your legal career at Legal Aid Queensland? Grab a copy of our new Law Graduate Program information guide. The guide will provide you with everything you need to know about working for Legal Aid Queensland and you'll get to meet some of our lawyers who began their careers in our graduate program. You can order copies by visiting www.bookshop.qld.gov.au/ or calling 1300 65 11 88. |
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Need help with a personal injury claim? The Need help with a personal injury claim? factsheet is a guide that can help you if you have been injured and can show your injury was caused by someone else’s actions, you may be able to make a personal injury claim against them. You can download the factsheet from our publications area or order copies by visiting www.bookshop.qld.gov.au/ or calling 1300 65 11 88. |
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Has your property been damaged by a storm, cyclone or flood? A new online guide has been created to help you get your insurance claim paid. You can access it from our Publications area. |
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Need help getting an insurance claim paid? The Need help getting an insurance claim paid? (PDF - 234kb) factsheet provides a quick guide for getting your insurance claim paid. You can download it from our publications area. |
Our response to the Juvenile Justice Act 1992 review
Legal Aid Queensland welcomes the Department of Communities review of the
Juvenile Justice Act 1992. Read our
response (PDF - 171k) to the review.
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Our Help in court for women brochures explain the Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Service, which offers legal information and support to women dealing with domestic violence issues and facilitates women's access to the justice system. Brochures are now available in English, Spanish, Samoan, Russian, Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese. To order copies of this publication, visit www.publications.qld.gov.au/ or call 1300 65 11 88. |
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Young people have legal rights too! Our new youth legal aid posters are available. To order a poster, visit www.publications.qld.gov.au/ or call 1300 65 11 88. |
Submission to the CMC inquiry into policing in Indigenous communities
Legal Aid Queensland welcomes the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) inquiry into policing in Indigenous communities. Read our
submission (PDF - 225k) to the CMC inquiry.
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Have you been charged with an offence? New guide out now! This guide can help you if you've been charged with a summary offence and need to appear before a magistrate in Queensland. |
To order copies of this publication, visit
www.publications.qld.gov.au/
or call 1300 65 11 88.
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Need legal help? We have produced a new Need legal help? factsheet about the services we offer and how we can help you with your legal problem. The factsheet has replaced the general Legal Aid Queensland factsheet. |
To order copies of this publication, visit
www.publications.qld.gov.au/
or call 1300 65 11 88.