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Regional Queenslanders

Veterans

Women's Legal Aid

Legal aid for young people

Legal Information

Relationships and children

Child support

Applying for a stay order

Carer flowchart - stage one

Changing a child support assessment

Child birth maintenance period expenses

Child support

Child support - how does it work?

Child support - what is it?

Child support - where one parent lives overseas

Departure applications - Social Security Appeals Tribunal or court

Entitlement to child support and paternity testing

Liable parent flowchart

Proof of parenthood

Proof of parenthood - internal only

Three important points to remember

Children - arrangements

Adoption

Caring for children when you are not the parent

Child protection

Children - arrangements

Children's names

Consent orders

How parenting orders work

Independent children's lawyer

Making arrangements for children

Parenting plans

Shared responsibility

When orders are broken

Who can apply for a parenting order and when

Children - moving - location and recovery

Abduction in Australia

Abduction overseas

Children - moving, location and recovery

Parents moving

Family and domestic violence

Domestic violence for respondents

Family and domestic violence

Family/domestic violence

Family dispute resolution - how to sort out arrangements

Counselling - personal and family

Family arbitration, negotiation and conciliation

Family dispute resolution - an introduction

Family dispute resolution - do I have to go

Family dispute resolution - how to sort out arrangements

Family mediation

Family Relationship Centres

Family law principles

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture

Changes to the Commonwealth Family Law Act

Deciding childrens best interests

Family law principles

How Commonwealth family law works

Lawyers, costs and legal aid

Which court do I go to

Property - married and de facto

De facto (before 1 March 2009)

How the law works

Property - married and de facto

Property and financial agreements

Protecting your property

Divorce - how to get one

Divorce - what does it mean?

Marriage

Relationships

Same sex couples

Separation - what it means

Relationships and children

Living in the community

Consumer rights

Basic consumer rights

Building a house

Buying goods and services

Consumer rights

Contracts, consumer credit, guarantees

Mobile phone contracts

Traders rights

Duty of care

Negligence duty of care and loss

Personal injury

For business and not-for-profit organisations

Businesses

For business and not-for-profit organisations

Non-profit organisations

Housing and real estate

Real estate

Tenancy (including Department of Housing)

Living in the community

Neighbourhood

Animals - controlling, treating and owning

Boundaries and easements

Complaints - noise, water, smells and fire

Environment and heritage

Fences and retaining walls

Older people and the law

Schools and universities

Taking care of other people's affairs

Taking care of other people's affairs

Who will look after the children if I die?

Wills, burial and cremation

Your rights

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights

Changing your name

Complaints

Discrimination and sexual harassment

Goods - abandoned, finding, retrieving

Blue card - employment screening

While you are working

Superannuation and insurance

Drink driving - work and special licences

Drink driving offences

Driver's licence after disqualification

Driving and licence offences

Driving under the influence of drugs

Drugs and driving - work and special licences

Registration and insurance

The justice system

Courts

Affidavits and statutory declarations

Appeals in criminal law matters

Being ordered to go to court as a witness

Courts

Criminal cases in the district and supreme courts

Criminal cases in the magistrates court

Drug court

Voting, census and jury duty

Witnesses in criminal cases

Crime and Misconduct Commission

Criminal court process

Bail

Criminal convictions

Criminal court process

Duty lawyer

Extradition

Justice mediation for adults

Police diversion program for a minor drug offence

Queensland Indigenous alcohol diversion program (QIADP)

Queensland magistrates early referral into treatment program (QMERIT)

What happens after I have been convicted?

Youth justice conferencing

Dealings with police

Arrest

Complaints about police

Dealings with police

Do I have to talk to the police?

Entry and search without a warrant

Making a complaint to the police

Warrants

Watch house procedure

Information about lawyers

Offences

Breaking the law in a public place

Commonwealth offences

Drugs and breaking the law

Offences

Perjury

Personal safety

Shoplifting, not paying and property damage

Criminal injuries compensation - a guide for respondents

General information for victims of crime

Victims of crime

Victims of crime assistance - from 1 December 2009

Victims of crime compensation - before 1 December 2009

Young people

Becoming independent in your community

Cars and driving - young people

What are Queensland's new young driver's laws?

Getting in trouble

Diversionary options for young people in juvenile justice

Do I have to talk to police?

Getting in trouble

How do I get brought before a court?

When can I get charged with a criminal offence?

Going to court and getting a lawyer

When can a child or young person have their own lawyer, sue someone or get sued?

School - do I have to go?

Tattoos, piercings and cigarettes

Your body and health

Your relationships and family

Changing your name

Family and domestic violence

Family breakdown

For children and young people in care

Having sex

Leaving home

What are your rights if you are in care?

Your relationships and family

Legal advice

A-Z index

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about Legal Aid Queensland

Are Legal Aid Queensland staff available to speak to my school/ community group?

Are your publications available to order? Is there a charge?

Can I get information and advice via email?

How do I make a complaint about your staff or your services?

How is legal aid funded?

I'm a client but I'm unsatisfied with my current solicitor - can I get someone else?

What are your business hours?

Where are your offices located?

Who can get legal aid?

Organisations

Dictionary

Publications

Awareness and promotional items

Brochures

Civil Law Legal Aid Scheme (CLLAS) - A client's guide

Civil Law Legal Aid Scheme (CLLAS) - A solicitor's guide

Help in court for women

Free legal help for war veterans - The War Veterans’ Legal Aid Scheme

Our legal system... Information for women

Our legal system... Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

What are my legal rights if... I want to separate from my partner?

What are my legal rights if... I want to separate from my partner? - for Indigenous women

Posters

Wallet cards

Factsheets and guides

Factsheets

Are you in a prison and need legal help?

Can I get legal aid?

Child Protection and Children's Services Tribunal

Family Law: Family Report

Family Law: Independent Children's Lawyer

Family Law: Parenting Arrangements

Separate Representative

Family Law Property Arbitration - Client

Family Law Property Arbitration - Solicitor

How do I get a domestic violence protection order?

Someone has applied for a domestic violence protection order against me... What are my rights?

Have you been injured because of a crime?

Need help getting an insurance claim paid?

Need help to sort out a family law problem?

Need help with a personal injury claim?

Need help with your family dispute resolution conference agreement?

Need legal help?

Need legal help? Ask Legal Aid Queensland (Indigenous)

Need legal help with your money and debt problems?

Need help sorting our a dispute with a mining or gas company?

The Farm & Rural Legal Service

Child support - Family Tax Benefit and your child care levels

Organising child support and care arrangements for your children

Women's Legal Aid - Legal help for women, from women

Guides

Are you struggling to pay a loan?

How can this guide help me?

When should I use this guide?

What can happen if I don't pay my loan?

What can I do if my payments are overdue?

How do I change the terms of my loan?

Am I eligible to go to court?

How do I apply to the court?

Going to court

Sample documents and forms

The Mortgage and Finance Association code of practice

Bankruptcy Regulations 1996

Legal words and phrases explained

Useful contacts

Bail by mail

When should I use this kit?

Important - court directive

Legal terms used in this kit

General information about bail

Stage 1 - completing the forms

'Application for bail'

'Affidavit'

Draft 'bail order'

Changing a previously granted bail order (Variation of bail)

Sample forms

Letters of support

Sample letters

Stage 2 - filing your bail application

Stage 3 - at court

The judge's decision

Bail pending an appeal

Debt

When to use this kit

Terms you should know

Having trouble paying your debts?

What if I cannot pay the debt?

What can I do once a money order is made against me?

Financial Counselling services

Some general advice to consider

Do I have to keep the car?

How can this guide help me?

When should I use this guide?

How do I cancel finance and insurance?

Sample letters

Legal words and phrases explained

Does someone owe you money?

How can this guide help me?

When should I use this guide?

Before you start a minor debt claim

How do I recover a debt

How much will it cost?

After you have lodged your claim

Going to court

After the order is made

Sample forms

Has your property been damaged by a storm, cyclone or flood?

Disclaimer

How can this guide help me?

My home and contents have been damaged by water. What do I need to know?

What does my policy cover?

What if my policy is confusing or I didn't get a copy?

What caused the damage?

How do I prove the cause of the damages?

What happens if my claim is rejected?

What other issues do I need to consider?

Useful contacts

Have you been charged with an offence

How can this guide help me?

The criminal court system

What is a summary offence?

Being charged with an offence

Going to court

What will happen on my first mention date?

Pleading guilty

How do I plead guilty in court?

Pleading not guilty

How do I prepare for the hearing?

The hearing

The magistrate's decision

Possible penalties

Sample documents and forms

Legal words and phrases explained

Disclaimer

Other languages

Have you been in an accident?

How can this guide help me?

My car or property was damaged in a car accident - what should I do?

If someone claims against you

If you want to claim against the other driver

How do I take legal action?

Making a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal

The hearing

The referee's decision

Making a claim in the magistrates court

How do I make a claim in the magistrates court?

How do I defend a claim made against me?

Is there any other way to settle the matter?

What should I do on the day of the hearing?

What happens at the hearing?

The magistrate's decision

Sample forms

Legal words and phrases explained

My vehicle (or other property) was damaged in a car accident - what should I do?

How to apply for a protection order (domestic violence)

When to use this kit

Introduction

Who the law protects

How to apply for a protection order

What orders can be made?

After you lodge the application

Making the order work

Strategies for safety

Where to get help

Licence disqualification

When to use this kit

Terms you should know

Applying to remove a disqualification period of more than two years

How to apply to a magistrates court

How to prepare your affidavit

Sample affidavit

Things to consider before your hearing

What to do in court

Getting back on the road

Applying to a supreme or district court

Sample forms

Self-represented appeals

When to use this kit

Terms you should know

How to start an appeal

How to complete your 'Notice of appeal'

Abandoning the appeal

Applying for legal aid

What happens next?

Submission of argument - appealing sentence

Submission of argument - appealing conviction

On the day

What to do if your appeal is unsuccessful

Sample forms

Small Claims Tribunal - a consumer guide

About this guide

What is the Small Claims Tribunal?

Consumers and contracts

What are my legal rights when I buy goods or services?

Can I resolve my dispute without going to the tribunal?

Making a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal

What happens after I lodge the claim form?

How do I prepare for the hearing?

The hearing

The referee's decision

Legal words and phrases explained

Useful contacts

Work licence

When to use this kit

Terms you should know

Applying for a work licence

How to prepare your application

Lodging your application

In court

The work licence and its conditions

Sample forms

You and family law - a complete guide

You and family law - a short guide

Judge for yourself - a guide to sentencing in Australia

Information for practitioners and service providers

Framework for the best practice guidelines 2008

Foreward

Background

How to use the guidelines

Definitions

Making a compliment or complaint

Working with clients who have experienced domestic or family violence

Best practice guidelines

Best practice guidelines for client service centre staff

Best practice guidelines for conference chairs

Best practice guidelines for family report writers

Best practice guidelines for independent children's lawyers (ICLs)

Best practice guidelines for lawyers working with clients who have experienced domestic and family violence

Best practice guidelines for lawyers working with clients who have experienced sexual violence

Juvenile Justice - a Legal Practitioner's Guide

Magazines and newsletters

Head Note edition 61

From the CEO's desk

Capping interest rates a welcome move for Qld consumers

Legal Aid says "no" to violence against women

New magistrates appointed

End of an era for board member

Extra funding to boost mental health services

Increased pay to attract private lawyers to represent Legal Aid clients

New-look legal information site goes live!

Do the crime, do the time? Law Week hypothetical lets Queenslanders be the judge

$5000 incentive to help keep lawyers working in rural and regional Queensland

Lawyer's life was all about helping others Daphne Swallow 1928–2007

New legal aid application form coming soon

Bridging the gap between legal advice and casework

Advancing multiculturalism in Queensland

Forum puts spotlight on needs of NESB clients

Working with interpreters

Crime victims should get advice from Legal Aid Queensland

Awards recognise innovation and achievement

Legal Aid scores touch footy hat trick

Strategic policy coordinators: influencing the reform agenda

Order LAQ publications free online

New LAQ publications now available

New access strategy coordinators

Improved service delivery for Indigenous communities

A voice for young people

Youth Murri Court for Caloundra

New posters promote services for youth

Money raised at quiz night far from trivial

Legal Aid Toowoomba moves house

On the road to green

Justice for all… unless you're a 17-year-old Queenslander

Naming + shaming =?

Representing children and young people's best interests

Legal entitlements should be available to all Australian couples

Head Note archives

Reports

Annual Report 2008-09

Our corporate governance framework

Organisation structure

Governance

Our people

Culture and communication

External scrutiny

_ChannelProperties

Our performance

A fair justice system

Sustainable legal service delivery

Quality people and a supportive workplace

_ChannelProperties

Financial statements

Understanding our financial statements

_ChannelProperties

Annual Report 2007-08

Our mission, vision and values

Who we are and what we do

Organisation structure

Our corporate governance framework

Governance

Culture and communication

External accountability structures

Our performance

Leadership and change

Access and equity

Quality and cost effectiveness

People

Future focus

A fair justice system

Sustainable legal service delivery

Quality people and a supportive workplace

Statistics

Financial statements

Understanding our financial statements

Income statement for the year ended 30 June 2008

Statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 June 2008

Balance sheet as at 30 June 2008

Statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2008

Notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2008

Certificate of Legal Aid Queensland

Independant auditor's report

Acronyms and abbreviations

Checklist for accountable officers

Annual Report 2006-07

Letter of transmission and Communication objective

Our mission, vision and values

Who we are what we do

Organisation structure

Our corporate governance framework

Governance and control

Culture and communication

Management standards

External accountability structures

Our performance

Leadership and change

Access and equity

Quality and cost effectiveness

People

Statistics

Table 1. Overview of legal aid services

Table 2. Telephone information by law type

Table 3. Face-to-face information by law type

Table 4. Legal advices

Table 5. Legal advices by region and law type

Table 6. Legal advices by law type

Table 7. Family law advices for key disadvantaged groups

Table 8. Civil law advices for key disadvantaged groups

Table 9. Applications received by office

Table 10. Applications received by law type

Table 11. Non-prescribed criminal law applications from key disadvantaged groups

Table 12. Family law applications from key disadvantaged groups

Table 13. Civil law applications from key disadvantaged groups

Table 14. Applications approved by office

Table 15. Applications approved by law type

Table 16. Applications approved by gender and by law type

Table 17. Non-prescribed criminal law applications approved for key disadvantaged groups

Table 18. Family law applications approved for key disadvantaged groups

Table 19. Civil law applications approved for key disadvantaged groups

Table 20. Applications refused by office

Table 21. Applications refused by law type

Table 22. Main reasons for refusal by law type

Table 23. External review process

Table 24. In-house casework by office

Table 25. In-house casework by law type

Table 26. In-house criminal law duty lawyer services: magistrates and childrens courts

Table 27. In-house criminal law duty lawyer services by office: magistrates and childrens courts

Table 28. In-house family law duty lawyer services

Table 29. In-house family law duty lawyer services by location

Table 30. Private practitioner criminal law duty lawyer services: magistrates and childrens courts

Table 31. Certified payments to private practitioners on finalised files advices and criminal law duty lawyer sessions

Table 32. Family dispute resolution conferences

Table 33. Funds directed to community legal centres

Table 34. Payments to consultancies for discrete projects

Table 35. Overseas travel 2006–07

Financial statements

Income statement for the year ended 30 June 2007

Statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 June 2007

Balance sheet as at 30 June 2007

Statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2007

Notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2007

1. Significant accounting policies

2. Grants and other contributions

3. Supplies and services

4. Employee expenses

5. Depreciation and amortisation

6. Other expenses

7. Cash assets

8. Receivables

9. Other current assets

10. Property, plant and equipment

11. Intangible assets

12. Payables

13. Accrued employee benefits

14. Provision for grants of aid

15. Other current liabilities

16. Reconciliation of operating surplus (deficit) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

17. Asset revaluation reserves

18. Commitments for expenditure

19. Contingent liabilities

20. Financial instruments

21. Trust account

22. Prior year adjustment

23. Remuneration of board members

Certificate of Legal Aid Queensland

Independant auditor's report to the Board of Legal Aid Queensland

Acronyms and abbreviations

Disclaimer - Annual Report

Why a gender analysis of access to Legal Aid Queensland services?

Access and equity benchmarks

What is a gender equity indicator?

A profile of women's access to legal aid services

Initial applications for legal aid

Approvals for grants of legal aid

Indigenous women's access to Legal Aid Queensland

Access for women from non-English-speaking backgrounds

Access for women with disabilities

Access for young women

Access for rural and regional women

Appendices

Gender equity report 2006 appendices

Table 1 - Legal Aid Queensland total advices by law type

Table 2 - Applications for legal aid by law type and gender

Table 3 - Legal Aid Queensland, approvals by law type and gender

Table 5 - Legal advices to Indigenous people

Table 5A - Applications for legal aid for Indigenous people

Table 5B - Approvals for legal aid for Indigenous people

Table 6 - Legal advice - people from non-English-speaking background

Table 6A - Applications - people from a non-English-speaking background

Table 6B - Approvals for legal aid - people from a non-English-speaking background

Table 7 - Legal advices to people with a disability

Table 7A - Applications for legal aid for people with a disability

Table 7B - Approvals for legal aid for people with a disability