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Legal Aid Queensland

Locality: Brisbane City

Phone: +61 1300 651 188

Address: 44 Herschel Street 4000 Brisbane City, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Reminder: join us tomorrow (Friday, 13 November) for a free webinar on mortgage reposession following financial hardship. Community workers and financial counsellors who help clients in this situation are encouraged to attend. The webinar will be presented by our consumer advocates/civil lawyers Paul Holmes and Loretta Kreet. Visit our website for more info or to register: https://bit.ly/37SVuOp. The webinar starts at 10am AEST. We hope you can join us! #accesstojustice #legalhelp #consumeradvocates

22.01.2022 Legal Aid Queensland's phone lines are currently down. This includes all of our helplines. Please stay tuned as we will post when the phone lines are up and running. We apologise for this inconvenience. If you need legal information in the meantime, please go to our website www.legalaid.qld.gov.au but if you, or someone you know is in immediate personal risk, please call the police on 000.

21.01.2022 This week we're celebrating #NAIDOCWeek2020. Did you know we have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff helping people who call our Indigenous information line? So if you need help with the law and want to feel safe and understood, give us a call on 1300 65 01 43 or go to https://bit.ly/38gAFfZ.

20.01.2022 Think before you post! If you share nude or intimate pics or videos of someone without their consent you could get a criminal record and may even go to jail - it's that serious! If you've been reported or are worried about something you've done online, call our Youth Legal Advice Hotline 1800 527 527. Over 18? Call 1300 65 11 88. Visit https://bit.ly/2IQrbO1 for more info. #Schoolies2020 #legalaid #legalhelp

14.01.2022 Today our Acting CEO, Nicky Davies, Acting Senior Director, Legal Practice, Peter Delibaltas, and our Senior Policy Officer, Margaret Hornagold, attended the Annual NAIDOC Week Flag Raising Ceremony at the QEII Courts of Law Forecourt on George Street. Speakers included The Honourable Yvette D’Ath MP, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Leader of the House as well as Uncle Les Malezer and Kristal West (grand-daughter of the late Eddie Mabo). Here are a couple of pics f...rom the ceremony as well as a lovely shot of Margaret Hornagold with Uncle Les Malezer. #NAIDOCWeek2020

11.01.2022 Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and it also marks the first day of UNHCR’s UNiTE campaign - 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, which finishes on 10 December, Human Rights Day. UNHCR reports this year’s COVID pandemic has seen an alarming increase of domestic and family violence as everyone has retreated indoors and this year’s theme is "Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!" It's an opportunity for us all to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against and girls. #orangetheworld #16days #legalaid

10.01.2022 Due to the greater-Brisbane Covid-19 lockdown, our Caboolture, Inala and Woodridge office front counters have closed to the public and our Brisbane and Ipswich office front counters will close early today (8 January 2021). These offices will re-open on Tuesday 12 January 2021. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes our clients and stakeholders. Please check our social media and website for any further updates about office closures or service changes. We will still be providing legal information and advice on Monday on our information line 1300 65 11 88.

09.01.2022 If you’re in the Richlands-Inala area and need help with a domestic violence or child support matter, our new legal clinics are for you. Run by Legal Aid Queensland’s Inala office and Hub Community Legal, the free clinics can: provide you with legal advice on domestic violence and child protection help you apply for a domestic violence protection order (or strengthen an existing application) help you apply for legal aid.... Book in by calling (07) 3723 2300. See more

06.01.2022 Under 18 and the police want to talk to you? Our website has useful info about your legal rights and responsibilities when dealing with the police: https://bit.ly/32XgTTm. Need legal help? Call our Youth Legal Advice Hotline on 1800 LAQ LAQ (1800 527 527). #Schoolies2020 #legalaid #legalhelp

05.01.2022 If you are a young person who needs legal help call our Youth Legal Advice Hotline on 1800 LAQ LAQ (1800 527 527). Our specialist youth lawyers will give you free, confidential legal advice about your legal rights, bail, diversionary options, getting legal representation, being charged with an offence, applying for legal aid, concerns about talking to police and other youth justice issues. Call us 7 days a week: - Monday to Thursday 8am to 9pm - Friday 8am to Sunday 5pm (except for Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day).

05.01.2022 On Remembrance Day, we remind Queenslanders we provide free legal support to those who have served in our defence forces, and their family members, who are trying to access disability support pensions. To find out more about our War Veterans Legal Aid Scheme, go to https://bit.ly/38cAJNM or call us on 1300 65 11 88. #Lestweforget #RemembranceDay2020

04.01.2022 Help is available for people affected by domestic and family violence online, over the phone or in person. Find support options at www.qld.gov.au/dfvsupport. In an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) and ask for the Police.

03.01.2022 Calling all young people with disability - share your ideas to help improve our service! Your Story Disability Legal Support invites you to a free online workshop to hear your ideas about how we can better promote and deliver our services to young people with disability. Join us on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 to tell us what you think. More details or to register: https://bit.ly/38es2AW #YourStoryDisabilityLegalSupport

01.01.2022 If you’re in the Rockhampton region and have an electronic family law hearing on 16 or 17 November in the Federal Circuit Court, you can get help from Legal Aid Queensland’s FREE family law duty lawyer service by phone. Our duty lawyers can give you legal information and some advice for your matter. Our family law duty lawyer service is available to everyone, even if you’ve been refused legal aid previouslyit’s not means tested. Call 1300 267 762 up to 3 days before your court date to arrange a time to speak to a duty lawyer. #accesstojustice #legalaid #legalhelp