Beenleigh Aboriginal Legal Service

NORMANTON (also serves Doomadgee, Mornington Island and Burketown) Services offered: Criminal Law (non-criminal matters referred to Mount Isa) Address: P.O. Box 55, Normanton Phone: (07) 4745 1118 Fax: (07) 4745 1104 * If you require mobility or stroller access at this location, please call ahead to make arrangements. Where we don`t have one, we may be able to meet you in a better place if you give us enough time. The ATSILS legal aid applicant must comply with Legal Aid Queensland`s Resource, Orientation and Performance Test (if applicable). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld) Ltd is a non-profit, community-based Aboriginal organisation that is the leading provider of legal services to Queensland Aboriginal people in the areas of criminal, civil and family law. Provides legal advice to Indigenous peoples. Only criminal cases. For further questions, refer to other organizations in Beenleigh, Gold Coast, Beaudesert. Emergency Outside of business hours, contact THE ATSI Brisbane Legal Department.

If an application for legal aid is received by ATSILS on behalf of a client and the lawyer is approved, the granting of the aid will be returned to ATSILS, unless otherwise specified. If you require additional confidential help and assistance with your request or issue, please contact the Women`s Infolink Service by email at women@qld.gov.au or by phone at 1800 177 577 (toll-free, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Before requesting atsils` assistance to represent more than one legally supported co-respondent, it conducts its own internal procedure (granting of assistance (by LAQ) to more than one co-respondent). A copy of the ATSILS internal authorisation must be attached to the aid application. WACOL Services Provided: Throughcare Services Address: 15 Wacol Station Road, Wacol QLD 4076 (PO Box 25 INALA QLD 4077) Phone: (07) 3025 3875 Requests for legal assistance submitted by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSILS) will be treated in the same way as all other requests. Legal Aid Queensland works with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service to provide legal assistance to eligible Indigenous peoples. ATSILS may represent the plaintiff or defendant at a family dispute resolution conference at Legal Aid Queensland.

The provision of legal assistance to ATSILS to represent clients at conferences on the resolution of family disputes in legal aid provides access to the dispute resolution service. This is not a grant for which legal counsel is available or provided, and there is no fee. You can also send us an email to add your service to the search or to notify us of any errors. Payments payable to ATSILS include travel, accommodation and expertise expenses. Line money and nominal expenses such as the cost of phone calls, faxes and photocopies are not payable. If a preferred provider requests assistance on behalf of an applicant referred to it by ATSILS, the lawyer`s fees must be paid, unless it has been clearly indicated to the preferred provider and Legal Aid Queensland that ATSILS will pay the firm`s fees. HERVEY BAY Services Offers: Criminal, Family and Civil Law Address: Unit 2, 17 Torquay Road, Pialba 4655 (PO Box 755) Phone: (07) 4128 2488 Fax: (07) 4128 3021 WERELEIGH Services offered: Criminal, Family and Civil Law Address: Shops 10C and 10D, Post Office Plaza, 20 Main Street, Beenleigh 4207 (PO Box 248) Phone: (07) 3804 5033 Fax: (07) 3804 5202 *If you need mobility or stroller access at this location, please call ahead to make arrangements. Where we don`t have one, we may be able to meet you in a better place if you give us enough time.

SOUTHPORT SERVICES offered: Criminal, family and civil law Address: Suite 8, First Floor, 19 Short Street, Southport 4215 (PO Box 3368 Aust. Fair) Telephone: (07) 5532 6988 Fax: (07) 5531 2880 If the ATSILS internal admission form is not attached, this application must be assigned to another law firm. BUNDABERG Services Offers: Criminal Law (mainly), Family Law and Civil Law Address: Level 1, WIN Tower, Cnr Barolin & Quay Streets, Bund. 4670 (P.O. Box 1709) Phone: (07) 4152 8044 Fax: (07) 4153 2187 IPSWICH Services offered: Criminal, Family and Civil Law Address: 45 Ellenborough Street, Ipswich 4305 (PO Box 3102 WEST IPSWICH QLD 4305) Phone: (07) 3812 2772 Fax: (07) 3812 0982. GLADSTONE Criminal Law (Family and Civil Law via Rockhampton) Address: 70 Auckland Street, Gladstone, Qld 4680 (PO Box 171 Gladstone 4680) Phone: 0418 613 147 Fax: (07) 4922 4487 *If you need mobility or stroller access at this location, please call ahead to make arrangements. All of the above is part of a negotiated agreement with the Attorney General`s Office developed under the Australian Aboriginal Legal Services Guidelines. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service has been established: Applicable grants can be found in the Child Protection – Party, Non-Party, Child (Direct Representation) section of the PALM ISLAND Grants Manual Services Provided: Criminal Law (Non-Criminal Cases Referred to Townsville) Address: Lot 47, Cnr Main Street and Police Lane Telephone: (07) 4770 1222 Fax: (07) 4770 1501.

A request for information from atSILS Senior Counsel must be forwarded to the Director of Grants for decision. Legal aid may be granted through ATSILS in criminal proceedings before the District Court and the Supreme Courts, as well as in cases before the Supreme Court. Legal aid is usually not approved by ATSILS for obligations that are passed on to the district court, but when an application is received, it is examined. The funding criteria for ATSILS can be found in the Grants Policy Manual. If ATSILS requests a disbursement allowance only for an appeal against a conviction and/or conviction by the District Court or Supreme Court, the case must be referred to a grant manager for decision. Legal aid may be granted through ATSILS in family law proceedings in which a lawyer is authorised. The criteria for FUNDING ATSILS in family law proceedings can be found in the Grants Policy Manual. Legal aid is generally not approved for obligations that are passed on to the district court, but if an application is received, it must be referred to a grant manager for decision. GOONDIWINDI Services provided: Criminal law (non-criminal cases referred to Toowoomba) Address: Unit 11 Waggamba Square, Brooke Street, Goondiwindi 4390 Phone: (07) 4671 0766 Fax: (07) 4671 4594 The granting of assistance to ATSILS is limited to the lawyer`s usual fees and payments for the respective stage of the proceedings.