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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

OUR CHALLENGES

ATSILS deals with a diverse range of complex legal, historical, cultural, geographical and socio-economic challenges that adversely impact upon our client population. We are particularly mindful of the following challenges relating to human rights and government-driven Closing the Gap – Social Inclusion and Law and Justice Reform initiatives:

  • Ensuring that legal services are delivered in accordance with the Articles of the United Nation’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
  • Raising awareness and understanding toward the cultural diversity, geographical isolation and socio-economic disadvantage among our client population;
  • Moving beyond the social and bureaucratic apathy to ensure the efficient implementation of ALL recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody;
  • Dealing with ongoing impacts of colonisation, in particular, extreme socio-economic disadvantage, inter-generational psychological trauma and scarring that contribute to varying degrees of frustration, anger, low self esteem and anti-social behaviour among our client population;
  • The lack of awareness and understanding across our client population toward the justice system;
  • The lack of cultural appreciation, awareness and understanding within the justice system toward the challenges that impact upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and
  • The potential and ongoing threat of changes in government public policy and direction.

 

Our Board of Directors, management and staff acknowledge and accept that to realise our Vision, we must:

  • Maintain a detailed knowledge, understanding and sensitivity toward the historical challenges that impact upon our clients;
  • Maintain a high level of dedication, commitment and passion to ensure optimum performance;
  • Maintain a knowledgeable and up-to-date understanding of the contemporary justice system, practices and procedures;
  • Maintain strong cultural leadership and governance;
  • Preserve strong cultural pride and integrity;
  • Recruit, train and retain dedicated, highly skilled and professional staff;
  • Sustain strong and productive community and stakeholder relationships and
    partnerships; and
  • Remain innovative in our thinking to continuously improve and maximise our
    performance.

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It's not right that children as young as 10 are being locked up.

This #InternationalYouthDay, join us and @Change_Record in calling on the Queensland Government to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility. Young people need support, not sentences: raisetheage.org.au pic.twitter.com/5kun…

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🙅🏾 No more police investigating police!

We need independent accountability and oversight of police -- not mates looking after mates.
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📢"AG leaves door open to change as bumper criminal age petition handed to Federal Govt" 🥳#RaiseTheAge
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“There is no safe way to use spithoods. They are unnecessary, dangerous, degrading devices.

They should be banned in law everywhere" said our Co-Chair @AxCheryl abc.net.au/news/2022…

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Did you know ATSILS (QLD) has a state-wide civil law team that can help clients make a valid Will?

Listen to Uncle Bunji on why it's essential to have a Will in place and how to access help.

To contact an ATSILS office visit:
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News and Events

  • ATSILS NewsSorry Business – Vale: Kevin Graham Rose.August 11, 2022 - 1:34 pm

    It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge and pay our respects in relation to the recent passing of Kevin Rose, who up until then was the Regional Manager of our Ipswich office (previously of our Toowoomba office). Kevin’s passing has been greeted with a spontaneous outpouring of sympathies from across the legal profession […]

  • ATSILS NewsDo you need help with making a Will?August 5, 2022 - 2:47 pm

    Did you know ATSILS (QLD) has a state-wide civil law team that can help clients make a valid Will? Listen to Uncle Bunji on why it’s essential to have a Will in place and how to access help.   To contact an ATSILS office visit: https://atsils.org.au/contact/

  • ATSILS NewsATSILS Change in Auditors – NotificationJuly 12, 2022 - 2:11 pm

    Change in Auditors: We advise that the organisation has changed its auditors in the financial year 2021/2022 from Vincents Chartered Accountants, Santos Place, 34/32 Turbot Street, Brisbane to Grant Thornton Australia Limited, Level 18,145 Ann Street, Brisbane. The change in auditors is in accordance with good corporate governance practice.

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