Our dedicated team have helped put together a series of short videos to give you better insight into ATSILS & the legal services we provide. Need Legal Assistance? Call ATSILS 24/7 Free Call Hotline – 1800 012 255 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service provides innovative, professional and culturally competent legal services to […]
The webpage features information on how the Murri Court process works along with information on the history of the court. Intended for use by stakeholders, Community Justice Groups, defendants, and the general public, the Murri Court webpage is the first of the Courts Innovation Program’s webpages to be revamped as DJAG continue our effort to […]
The Change the Record (CTR) Coalition has today welcomed the release of a major report by the Senate Finance and Public Administration Reference Committee into ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experience of law enforcement and justice services’. This report makes a number of critical recommendations aimed at improving justice outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
A big congratulations to Tim and Trevor from our Maroochydore office who were presented with certificates of appreciation for their hard work and dedication to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and Murri Court in the Caboolture region over a period of many years. The certificates were awarded by the Caboolture Justice Group, Buranga […]
Respect for Lore, Law & the road to deadly futures today at the Gold Coast Family Fun Day on the traditional lands of the Kombumerri people. A great day had by our Gold Coast team who joined other Indigenous service providers connecting with community and celebrating rich and diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture […]
Today Michaela, Christy & David from ATSILS Murgon office joined in festivities at the Cherbourg NAIDOC Community Open Day. Rain couldn’t dampen spirits & celebration of strong continuing culture with a large turnout at the The Ration Shed Museum. The crowd enjoyed camp fire oven feeds, hand painting and boomerang painting for the kids. There […]
NAIDOC Toowoomba Yesterday staff from our Toowoomba office enjoyed a great day out at the local NAIDOC Community Day. Kevin, Deb, Tia and Chelsea did a fantastic job running the ATSILS Stall and gave away plenty of goodies and great info packs aimed at helping locals better understand their legal rights, ATSILS range of legal […]
Happy NAIDOC 2016 A fantastic week ahead celebrating the rich and diverse history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities across the nation. This year’s theme, Songlines – The living narrative of our nation. Once again the ATSILS team will be out and about at various events across the state […]
A fantastic kick off to NAIDOC celebrations last Friday on the traditional lands of the Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi people. The team from our Maroochydore office joined local elders and community for a flag raising ceremony at Caboolture Town Square as part of the 2016 Moreton Bay Regional Council NAIDOC Week festivities. ATSILS had an information stall at […]
The Change the Record Coalition today welcomed a renewed discussion on reducing imprisonment for fine default, but called for all parties to rethink their proposed policy approach. The Australian Labor Party yesterday released a policy proposal aimed at reducing imprisonment due to fine default through reform of the fine recovery process. The ALP policy proposes that […]