Royal Commission

(into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse)

ATSILS involvement in this Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is a facilitative role working alongside and supporting the activities of the Royal Commission Legal Advisory Service. Activities are tailored to take account of, and be responsive to, community need in this area of the Royal Commission’s scope of activities. Such includes assisted referrals to the Royal Commission Legal Advisory Service, the provision of related Community Legal Education and materials, and the provision of client support services (such as the taking of witness statements).

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For further information related to Redress, Schedule of Activity, Public Hearings or to Share your Story please visit the website for Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

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and our EO @SophieTrevitt about the type of community we could create where no child belongs behind bars, and governments invest in the community programs and services to support children and families -- instead of harming them in police and prison cells.

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Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People Natalie Lewis urged government to start addressing the the disadvantage and hardship that is driving kids into the criminal legal system instead of just punishing them -- address homelessness, housing insecurity, trauma

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@CMRLewis @atsils @QCOSS_ @SophieTrevitt CEO @atsils Shane Duffy spoke about how existing legal 'protections' like 'doli incapax' do "squat" for Aboriginal kids who are locked away on remand while they wait for their day in court... only to have a judge decide they should never have spent time behind bars.

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🧵Wonderful to join Queensland Commissioner Natalie Lewis @CMRLewis and @atsils CEO Shane Duffy on @QCOSS_ #RaiseTheAge panel - talking about how the current 'tough on crime' system is failing our kids and the whole community, and what a different future could look like 👇 pic.twitter.com/NAPv…

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What is a Will?

Listen to Aunty Doris explain in the clip below.

ATSILS (QLD) has a state-wide civil law team that can assist clients to make a valid Will.

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1:30 am · September 19, 2022

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