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ATSILS respecting culture in delivering services

We acknowledge, value, honour and respect customary lore

and actively promote its permanence and balance within Australian Law
About

ABOUT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld) LTD, is a non-profit, community based organisation funded through a single national mechanism managed by the Queensland Government – Department of Justice and Attorney General to to provide criminal, civil and family law services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and their families in Queensland.

After a 50-year long commitment to funding ATSILS though the Indigenous Legal Assistance Program (ILAP) through the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department, the federal government announced that from July 1 – 2020 the ILAP model of funding would be mainstreamed into a single national mechanism managed through State Governments.

In addition to legal assistance and representation ATSILS is also funded  to provide services in the following program areas:

  • Law Reform (especially that aimed at prevention and early intervention);
  • Community Legal Education; and
  • Coronial and Public Sector Monitoring

Through the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PMC – Community Safety Branch) ATSILS is also funded to provide services in the following program area:

  • Throughcare Program

With a team of 200+ staff across the State, ATSILS (QLD) brings together a wealth of experience in the fields of Criminal, Civil and Family Law. Growth in the areas of Law Reform, Community Legal Education and Throughcare Support in recent years has also allowed us to provide a more diverse range of related services to members of our communities across the State.

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Business Approach

OUR BUSINESS APPROACH

ATSILS adopts western business practices and principles and applies them to culturally proficient service delivery.

Our performance is measured by our capacity to transform total resource inputs into innovative, professional and culturally proficient service outputs.

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Our Role

OUR ROLE

  • Ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and their families receive high quality legal assistance, advice and representation if they come into contact with the justice system;
  • Assist and inform Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, through community legal education programs, to enhance their understanding of the justice system;
  • Influence a positive change within the justice system to reflect a better understanding and appreciation of the culturally specific and diverse challenges and circumstances that impact upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.
  • Provide quality evidenced-based research, advice and direction to rectify policies and practices that impact adversely and disproportionately on the legal rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under Australian law;
  • Maintain a proactive focus and monitoring role to ensure accountability in the implementation of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody recommendations; and
  • Ensure the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the Law and Justice Program and its outcomes.

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Our CEO asking Qld Treasurer ⁦@camerondickqld⁩ ‘how will he ensure the record funding in #mentalhealth will build community-based services’ #qldbudget at ⁦@QCOSS_⁩ budget breakfast pic.twitter.com/YcGz…

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The @humanrightsHRLC is hiring for a CEO, as @HughdeKretser's incredible nine-year tenure wraps up. Come and be my boss! ethicaljobs.com.au/m…

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👏🏾👏🏾 @LindaBurneyMP commits federal leadership to work with states & territories to #RaiseTheAge!

We must raise the age to *at least 14 years* to keep very young children out of the criminal system and give them the help & support they need to thrive.
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Have you joined the campaign yet? raisetheage.org.au/c… #RaiseTheAge twitter.com/SophieTr…

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Amazing words from First Nations woman Antoinette Braybrook, Co-Chair of @Change_Record & CEO of @DjirraVIC for @IndigenousX "What we need now is the political will to hand back the power that governments took from us and put us in the driver’s seat." ✊🏿 ow.ly/JgYM50JxFNC

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News and Events

  • ATSILS NewsATSILS meets with The Federal Attorney-General in GladstoneJune 17, 2022 - 9:52 am

    This week ATSILS CEO Shane Duffy and the team servicing Gladstone had the pleasure of meeting with The Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus MP. The Attorney-General was in regional Queensland conducting his first visits with legal assistance providers since becoming Attorney-General. Meeting with the Attorney-General at the Gladstone Courthouse proved a great opportunity for the team […]

  • Were you (or someone you help) flooded? Get legal help!March 30, 2022 - 9:49 am

    Disasters cause legal problems. Are you experiencing: • Insurance hassles? • Changes to parenting and care arrangements? • Tenancy and housing problems? • Unsafe relationships? • Unfair employment changes? • Financial hardship – e.g. unmanageable or unfair debts? For quality, free legal help, contact: ATSILS (QLD) – 1800 012 255 www.atsils.org.au/contact Legal Aid Queensland – […]

  • ATSILS NewsATSILS welcomes a new ThroughCare Manager and Learning & Development CoordinatorMarch 8, 2022 - 3:48 pm

    ATSILS warmly welcomes our new ThroughCare Manager and Learning & Development Coordinator to the team. Helen and Aiden are pictured (seated) below embarking on their ATSILS induction journey. Helen is our incoming ThroughCare Manager – and will lead a state-wide team focused on diverting clients (at high risk of re-offending) from the justice system. Helen […]

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