Legal help

Indigenous legal services

Get legal advice early so that the person helping you can understand your situation and give you the right advice.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld) offers legal representation for Indigenous people in criminal, civil and family law.

• Call 1800 012 255 toll free (24 hrs, 7 days)
• Visit the head office in Brisbane—Level 5, 183 North Quay, BRISBANE QLD 4000
• View office locations in Queensland  

Find other community legal centres near you or see what other Aboriginal legal services are available.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Legal and Advocacy Service (ATSIWLAS)

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Legal and Advocacy Service offers free legal advice and referral to Indigenous women.

• Call the Hotline on 1800 442 450 or phone (07) 3392 3177  
• Visit the office at 37 Balaclava Street, WOOLLOONGABBA QLD 4102
• Email reception@atsiwlas.com.au

Indigenous Family Violence Legal Services (QIFVLS)

Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Services help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with family violence and sexual assault matters.

• Call 1800 887 700 statewide (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm)
• Email help@qifvls.com.au 
• Find out when we will be in your community.

Legal Aid Queensland

Legal Aid Queensland offer free legal representation, advice, information and referrals for Indigenous Queenslanders.

Call the Indigenous Information Line on 1300 650 143 to make an appointment.

Find a Legal Aid Queensland office or an outreach legal service near you.

Helpful links

• The Australian Government Attorney-General's department delivers law and justice programs that benefit Indigenous Australians.
• The Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land And Other Matters) Regulation 2008 has names of all councils and community justice groups in Indigenous communities. 

• View a list of community legal services.

Discrimination

Discrimination is when you think you are treated unfairly in your work, education, housing; when receiving goods and services or in another area of your public life because of your race, age, gender, political or religious belief (or activity), or some other aspect of your private life.

Discrimination is against the law in Queensland.

The Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland deals with all discrimination and unfair treatment matters.

Contact our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff with your questions.

• Call 1300 130 670 (toll free).
• View information about discrimination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  
• View information about discrimination in Torres Strait Creole language.   
• Tracking your rights helps you understand your right to equal treatment in everyday life. It has information for Indigenous people with disability, women, youth and LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people.
• Know your rights has information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about what is discrimination and what you can do about it.
• All together now—erasing racism promotes prevention of racist behaviour in Australia through social media.

At work

Laws exist to ensure you are treated fairly at work.

• Read about your rights and obligations at work and what you can do about unfair dismissal.
• Check you are getting fair pay.

People with disability

• If you are a person with a disability and feel you are being discriminated against, find out what your rights are and what legal advice is available.  
• Find what support exists for parents and carers of people with disability experiencing discrimination. 

Seniors

Seniors being discriminated against can get help.

Youth

• See what legal support is available for young people.  

• Support exists for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) youth experiencing abuse or discrimination.

Indigenous Coordination Centres

If you need information or advice about a government service, talk to a person from one of our Indigenous Coordination Centres.