Useful Links

SERVICES


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Legal and Advocacy Service
Queensland Government - Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service
Federal Government - Department of Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
Legal Aid Queensland

Courts

Family Court of Australia
Federal Magistrates Court
Queensland Courts

Tribunals

Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Mental Health Review Tribunal
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Social Security Appeals Tribunal

Crisis and support services

Beyond Blue
Brisbane Sexual Health Clinic
Brain Injuries Association Queensland
Crisis Care
Kids Help Line
Lifeline
Healthy Communities
Relationships Australia
Spiritus Counselling and Education Services
The Smith Family
Wesley Mission

Free legal services

To find your local Community Legal Centre in Queensland
Queensland Association of Independent Legal Services

To find a Community Legal Centre in other areas of Australia
National Association of Community Legal Centres
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Womens' Legal and Advocacy Service
Bayside Community Legal Service
Citizens Advice Bureau & Gold Coast Legal Service
Environmental Defenders Office (Qld) Inc.
Legal Aid NSW
Legal Aid Queensland
LGBTI Legal Service
Logan Legal Advice Centre
Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre
Nundah Community Legal Centre
Women's Legal Aid (WLA)
Welfare Rights Centre

Government departments and services

Centrelink
Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Office of the Adult Guardian
Public Trustee of Queensland
Victim Assist Queensland

Private law firms

Bar Association of Queensland
Caxton Referral List
Find Law
Queensland Law Society

CONTACTS FOR DIFFERENT LEGAL ISSUES


Children and youth

Logan Youth Legal Service
Youth Advocacy Centre Inc.
Youth Advocacy Network Queensland
Youth Legal Aid Queensland

Complaints against government

Commonwealth Ombudsman
Crime and Misconduct Commission

Complaints against lawyers

Legal Services Commission

Consumer

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Banking and Financial Services
Energy Ombudsman Queensland
Financial Services Ombudsman
Insurance Ombudsman Service
Lifeline Financial Counselling
Office of Fair Trading
Queensland Building Services Authority
Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

Discrimination

Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland
Australian Human Rights Commission

Employment

Fair Work Australia
Fair Work Ombudsman
Queensland Council of Unions
Queensland Working Women's Service
Queensland Industrial Relations Commission
Employment Law Centre of WA

Families and family law

Child Support Agency
Department of Communities Child Safety Unit
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Families & Children information
Family Relationship Centre
Legal Aid Queensland Child Support Unit

Financial & financial counselling

Financial Counselling Queensland Network
Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
Legal Aid Queensland - debt for creditors
Legal Aid Queensland - debt for debtors
Legal Aid Queensland - work and money
National Welfare Rights Network
Lifeline Financial Counselling
Rural Financial Counsellors

Fines

Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER)

Incorporated associations

Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation Queensland
Office of Fair Trading

Legal information

Queensland Legal Assistance Forum

Neighbourhood Disputes (fences and trees)

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Department of Justice and the Attorney General

Seniors

Queensland Aged and Disability Advocacy
Seniors Legal and Support Service Cairns
Seniors Legal and Support Service Hervey Bay
Seniors Legal and Support Service Toowoomba
Seniors Legal and Support Service Townsville
The Office of the Public Advocate

Tenancy

Department of Communities - Housing and Homelessness Services
Residential Tenancies Authority
Tenant Advice and Advocacy Services
Tenants Union of Qld

Wills & estates

Public Trustee of Queensland
Probate Registry Supreme Court (Brisbane)

Legislation


Austlii
ComLaw
Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel
Queensland Government Printer

Other


Anti-Discrimination Commission
Australian Federal Police
Department of Justice Alternative Dispute Resolution Services
Justice of the Peace
Queensland Police Service
Queensland Council for Civil Liberties
Victim Assist Queensland