NPA Licensing Muster – (held in conjunction with the Licensing Mob) Bamaga – (18th of August at 8am – 4pm) Licence Muster events provide remote communities with access to a range of licensing, registration and ID services! Whether you need help with your registration & licence renewals, photo ID cards or you need a […]
Following the recent events and widespread/global coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement, the organisation has been in receipt of many donations and messages of support for the work we do for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and their families in Queensland. For this we are very grateful and would like to sincerely thank each […]
MEDIA RELEASE: SEQ MABO DAY WORKING GROUP: Celuia Mabo, Nancy Bamaga, Charles Passi, Leon Filewood, Murray Saylor, Daniel Tapau MABO DAY CELEBRATIONS 2020 ARE GOING VIRTUAL! We give our Love & Respect to the Traditional Owners, Custodians, Elders across these Lands Due to the COVID-19, South East Queensland Mabo Day Celebrations are going VIRTUAL! The MABO DAY CELEBRATIONS 2020 Facebook […]
SPER orders are continuing but SPER can delay payments or delay participation in programs like work and development orders. SPER won’t take new enforcement action if they know people really can’t pay or do orders. If you need to delay payments or work orders, you can ask SPER on their hotline 1300 365 635 or […]
*PLEASE NOTE: Information only current at time of publishing, for the latest information please visit: https://www.datsip.qld.gov.au/coronavirus/sorry-business-funerals Funerals with more than ten people are not allowed under strict new controls to stop coronavirus. Sorry Business and other cultural activities are very important. But it is more important at the moment to keep Elders — and […]
Queensland Courts ARE open and hearing cases but with a number of operational changes. Court Attendance Queensland Health advise that people should stay at home if they are feeling unwell or have been overseas in the past 14 days. If you consider that this advice applies to you, please DO NOT ATTEND a […]
During these uncertain times, please be assured ATSILS (QLD) is still currently providing legal assistance both in and out of court for our clients but with changes so as to protect our staff, our clients and our communities from the spread of COVID-19. Some courts are closed and some only let a few people […]
With the number of COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in Queensland, The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) LTD (ATSILS) will enact further service delivery adjustments to help protect our workforce and communities. As of the 26/03/2020, ATSILS advises that it will cease all face to face lawyer/client contact and workshops with community […]
Update 3: 19/03/2019 COVID-19 Impacts on Service Delivery – (Torres Strait Islands, Northern Peninsula Area, Gulf of Carpentaria and Cape Regions, and the communities of Woorabinda, Yarrabah, Palm Island and Cherbourg.) The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) LTD (ATSILS) advises that all pre court and court circuits into the Torres Strait Islands, […]
COVID-19 Impacts on Service Delivery – (Torres Strait Islands, Northern Peninsula Area, Gulf of Carpentaria and Cape Regions, and the communities of Woorabinda and Yarrabah.) The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) LTD (ATSILS) advises that all pre court and court circuits into the Torres Strait Islands, Northern Peninsula Area, Gulf of […]