
The Community Legal Centres Queensland 2023 State Conference will bring the community legal sector together to develop new skills, increase knowledge and collaborate with others.
The conference will be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, 23 Leichhardt St, Spring Hill on 31 May and 1 June .
With the theme, Connect, Respect, Reflect, the 2023 State Conference will explore a range of topics including the importance of integrated practice, climate change resilience, women as respondents and misidentification, governance and more.
Download the 2023 Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference Program here.
Registrations for the 2023 Community Legal Centres Queensland State Conference are now open!
To register go to: https://events.humanitix.com/community-legal-centres-queensland-2023-state-conference
Early bird registrations close at 5pm on Thursday, May 4.
All registrations close at 5pm on Friday, May 19.
In-person registration (2 day or 1 day option) includes access to conference sessions, catering and the networking event.
Additional tickets to the networking event are available.
Click here to read the 2023 CLCQ Conference T&Cs
First Nations Scholarships
Thanks to sponsors – Minter Ellison, Herbert Smith Freehills, Queensland Law Society and QLeave – Community Legal Centres Queensland is offering a limited number of scholarships for First Nations CLC staff to attend the 2023 conference. For more information and to apply: First Nations Scholarship Applications
2 Day Registration (CLCQ Member)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 4 May)
$425
Full Price (available until 5pm, Friday 19 May)
$450
2 Day Registration (Non-Member)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 4 May)
$500
Full Price (available until 5pm, Friday 19 May)
$550
1 Day Registration (CLCQ Member)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 4 May)
$250
Full Price (available until 5pm, Friday 19 May)
$275
1 Day Registration (Non-Member)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 4 May)
$300
Full Price (available until 5pm, Friday 19 May)
$350
Networking Event ONLY
(Wed 31/5 5-7pm)
Early Bird (available until 5pm, Thursday 4 May)
$50
Full Price (available until 5pm, Friday 19 May)
$65
The 2023 Community Legal Centres Queensland is proudly supported by the Queensland Government.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is Australia’s #1 plaintiff law firm.
We believe everybody deserves access to justice, not just those who can afford it.
When you need support with a legal issue, it can feel daunting. That’s why for over 100 years, we’ve been helping and guiding our clients with their legal needs.
We’ve helped over 500,000 Australians turn their situation around. Our expert lawyers help people who have been injured at work, on the road, in a public place, as a result of poor medical treatment or by institutions who have a duty of care, as well as superannuation & insurance claims and wills & estates.
We also act in significant social justice cases and lead class actions on behalf of people who have experienced mass wrongdoing.
We employ over 1,000 of the country’s brightest, most compassionate and determined minds. With local knowledge and a national network of experts, we have the experience you can count on.
MinterEllison’s Pro Bono and Community Investment Program is driven by a deep commitment to addressing cycles of disadvantage and creating systemic change, across four interconnected pillars: human rights and access to justice, homelessness (including domestic and family violence), empowering youth, and alleviation of poverty. The program is designed to create positive impact for our community, not only through pro bono legal advice but also through other non-legal assistance to our community partners, including other skilled volunteering or in-kind assistance, amplifying fundraising and awareness campaigns, and providing charitable giving support.
The Brisbane MinterEllison office is proud to maintain strong partnerships with Community Legal Centres Queensland (CLCQ), as well as several of the community legal centres that comprise its membership. Together, the work of these organisations goes towards addressing all of the four of our Program pillars and most particularly through enhancing access to justice.
As always, MinterEllison’s sponsorship of the 2023 CLCQ State conference is targeted towards funding transport costs of people from rural, regional and remote community legal centres to attend. We understand that there are significant and unique barriers to access to justice in rural, regional and remote areas, and fully support enhancing the opportunities available to community legal centres offering services in these areas.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is delighted to continue our sponsorship of the Community Legal Centres Queensland State Conference, and to support CLCQ’s scholarships to increase the participation of First Nations delegates at this year’s Conference.
HSF is a leading global law firm with over 5000 people across 26 offices worldwide. Our Australian offices are located in Brisbane/Meanjin, Melbourne/Naarm, Sydney/Warrang, and Perth/Boorloo. HSF’s Pro Bono legal practice is impact-driven and includes systemic advocacy and pro bono legal advice and casework for individuals, charities and NGOs. Supporting First Nations organisations and communities is a core part of our pro bono practice. We also have particular expertise partnering with CLCs to advocate for people with disability and women experiencing homelessness and their families. HSF has a longstanding history of working with CLCs and charities to increase access to justice for the community, including by supporting Queensland-based pro bono clients such as the LawRight Community Health Justice Partnerships, the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS), Yalari and Youngcare.
The UQ Pro Bono Centre facilitates opportunities for law students to undertake voluntary work with the not-for-profit sector (primarily community legal centres).
Our mission is to be a nationally recognised leader in the development, promotion and provision of student pro bono legal services. Through our work, we will inspire students to understand the value and importance of access to justice, and to graduate from law school with a lifelong professional commitment to pro bono legal service.
Hopgood Gamin are a full service national commercial and family law firm with a dedicated pro bono legal practice. We are more than 280 people, working across 20+ disciplines for local and international clients. We use our legal expertise, platform and profile to deliver impact and outcomes through pro bono legal services.
Our three pro bono priorities are to work with First Nations communities so that they can achieve the outcomes they want to achieve; to mitigate the impact of environmental disasters and to reduce domestic and family violence.
Our three impact icons, created by Yaegl artist, Frances Belle Parker, provide a visual representation of our pro bono priority areas.
Queensland Law Society (QLS) is the peak representative body for the legal profession in Queensland, providing leadership, guidance and support for more than 13,000 members, across all categories.
QLS empowers good lawyers, advocates for good law and serves the public good by providing a clear and passionate voice for solicitors and the legal profession in Queensland. We engage with government, the public and the legal community on issues of importance to the profession.
In 2023, QLS will celebrate 150 years since the formation of the first law society in Queensland on 7 August, 1873 with just 15 solicitors, in response to the need to provide leadership, guidance, and support to the emerging legal profession in Queensland. While the profession has grown and changed immeasurably over that time, the purpose of the society – Good Law – Good Lawyers – Public Good – remains unchanged.
Founded over a century ago, Colin Biggers & Paisley is one of the most established legal practices in the country. As a national Australian legal practice, we deliver high calibre legal services and we aim to do so in a responsible way.
The Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation was established in 2015 as a way of bringing together our entire community offering. It comprises three streams – pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions.
The Foundation’s focus areas are women, children and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with a deeper focus on access to justice for those experiencing domestic and family violence, gender equality, increasing education and employment opportunities for young people, and protecting the cultural and legal rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We are committed to improving access to justice, reducing unmet legal need and playing a leading role in making the justice system work better.
Holding Redlich is a large national commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns.
We provide solutions tailored to our clients’ needs, underpinned by the very best legal thinking and expert industry knowledge.
But it takes much more than great law to build enduring partnerships – our aim with every client. We understand that our role is to look after our clients and their best interests.
We see it as our responsibility to use our skills and resources to help others in the community.
Our people contribute their time and expertise to work on pro bono matters and other community initiatives, with a particular focus on alleviating disadvantage, advancing reconciliation, improving access to justice and promoting sustainability.
Our community strategy focuses on using our skills and resources to benefit the community across a range of pillars, including pro bono, reconciliation, the environment, philanthropy and responsible sourcing.
QLeave provides portable long service leave for the community services industry. The scheme started in January 2021 and rewards workers for their service to the industry by making sure they receive long service leave benefits after seven years’ service, regardless of how many employers they work for.
Visit the QLeave booth to find out more about portable long service leave, your eligibility and how to ensure you’re receiving your service credits towards your well-earned break.
DLA Piper is a multinational law firm with offices in more than 40 countries around the world. It is one of the largest law firms globally and provides a broad range of legal services to clients across various industries.
DLA Piper is committed to social responsibility and actively engages in pro bono work and community initiatives.
DLA Piper’s pro bono mission is to pursue justice in our communities and around the world by strengthening access to justice, particularly for children and asylum seekers. Through New Perimeter, DLA Piper’s global pro bono initiative, we provide pro bono legal assistance in under-served regions around the world to support access to justice, social and economic development and sound legal institutions.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is Australia’s #1 plaintiff law firm.
We believe everybody deserves access to justice, not just those who can afford it.
When you need support with a legal issue, it can feel daunting. That’s why for over 100 years, we’ve been helping and guiding our clients with their legal needs.
We’ve helped over 500,000 Australians turn their situation around. Our expert lawyers help people who have been injured at work, on the road, in a public place, as a result of poor medical treatment or by institutions who have a duty of care, as well as superannuation & insurance claims and wills & estates.
We also act in significant social justice cases and lead class actions on behalf of people who have experienced mass wrongdoing.
The UQ Pro Bono Centre facilitates opportunities for law students to undertake voluntary work with the not-for-profit sector (primarily community legal centres).
Our mission is to be a nationally recognised leader in the development, promotion and provision of student pro bono legal services. Through our work, we will inspire students to understand the value and importance of access to justice, and to graduate from law school with a lifelong professional commitment to pro bono legal service.
The Australian Services Union covers 130,000 members nationally. We understand your work, the unique contribution you make and what’s required to make your job fairer and better, while making sure you’re protected at work.
Our union stands up for your rights and fair pay, and can help develop your career for faster progression. We work together with all ASU members to deliver real benefits in your workplace.
Queensland Law Society (QLS) is the peak representative body for the legal profession in Queensland, providing leadership, guidance and support for more than 13,000 members, across all categories.
QLS empowers good lawyers, advocates for good law and serves the public good by providing a clear and passionate voice for solicitors and the legal profession in Queensland. We engage with government, the public and the legal community on issues of importance to the profession.
As one of the world’s largest toll road developers and operators, our business is to keep cities moving and get people where they want to go as quickly and safely as possible.
Since opening CityLink in Melbourne in 1999, our company has grown to include 21 toll roads in Australia, the United States and Canada, including six toll roads in South East Queensland (The Gateway and Logan Motorways, Go Between Bridge, AirportlinkM7, Legacy Way, Clem7 tunnels).
Our purpose -to strengthen communities through transport- underpins all that we do. We know life doesn’t always go to plan, and when it doesn’t our dedicated Linkt Assist team are ready to help, assessing each customer situation on a case-by-case basis and working with customers to provide assistance tailored to their circumstances.
Visit the team to find out more or go to www.linkt.com.au/linkt-assist.
The Family Law Pathways Network is funded by the Australian Government. Consisting of 36 Family Law Pathways Networks covering most urban and rural areas, the Network aims to improve collaboration and coordination between organisations and professionals operating within the broader family law system.
Via professional development events, development and provision of resources and networking opportunities, each Network provides family law professionals in their area the opportunity to strengthen working relationships, develop appropriate referral mechanisms and enhance understanding of the services available within the sector, to encourage best practice in assisting Australian families as they navigate the challenging time of separation.
QLeave provides portable long service leave for the community services industry. The scheme started in January 2021 and rewards workers for their service to the industry by making sure they receive long service leave benefits after seven years’ service, regardless of how many employers they work for.
Visit the QLeave booth to find out more about portable long service leave, your eligibility and how to ensure you’re receiving your service credits towards your well-earned break.
With You: Mental Health Training Project
Our team are speaking to people across Australia to design training for lawyers who work with people experiencing poor mental health or suicidality. We believe the people most affected by services should
have the biggest say in what they look like.
Your views will ensure that the training is practical and tailored to your day-to-day work and your clients.
We want to speak to lawyers, support staff and other professionals, particularly people with experience working in the legal assistance sector.
You can find out more information about the project on the Mental Health Training Project website.
Two masterclasses will be held in conjunction with the 2023 Community Legal Centres Queensland State Conference.
To register for a masterclass you MUST be work for a CLCQ member organisation. Spaces in the masterclasses are limited!
Predictable miscommunication: improving legal communication with people who speak English as an additional language
Time: Tuesday 30 May, 9am to 5pm
Location: DLA Piper – Queen St, Brisbane
Cost: $100
Presented by: Ben Grimes – ARDS Aboriginal Corporation
More information: Click here
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/predictable-miscommunication-ben-grimes-masterclass
Who’s who in the government zoo (and what do they do?)
Time: Friday 2 June 9am to 5pm
Location: DLA Piper – Queens St, Brisbane
Presented by: Rachel Healy and Anna Moynihan
More information: Click here
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/who-s-who-in-the-government-zoo-masterclass
FAQs
Who should attend the conference?
This conference is for community legal sector workers and volunteers, centre directors/CEOs, pro bono lawyers, social workers, academics, and government justice and legal sector employees and decision-makers.
How do I know if I am a member?
See our list of members here. If you work for one of these community legal centres, then you are a member.
How do I register and can I pay via an invoice?
Registration is available here (insert link). You can register multiple people and pay via credit card or be issued an invoice. Early Bird entries close on Friday, 21 April and all in-person registrations close on Friday, 12 May.
What’s included in the cost of registrations?
In-person registration includes access to conference sessions, catering and the networking event.
The online option includes access to plenary session/s you register for.
Is there an online option?
No – this year’s conference is in-person only.
Will the conference be accessible?
The venue is accessible via lift.
If you have specific access requirements, please notify CLCQ by indicating your requirements during the registration process.
Is there accommodation at the conference venue?
Yes, there is accommodation available at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. There are also a number of accommodation providers in walking distance.
How do I get to the venue?
The Hotel Grand Chancellor is on the outskirts of the CBD but conveniently located near Roma Street and Central Train Stations and serviced by a number of busses. See Translink to plan your journey.
Parking is also available at the venue.
Can I bring extra colleagues to the networking event?
Yes – Networking Event Only tickets are available. The networking event will take place from 5-7pm on Wednesday, 31 May.
Can I transfer my registration to someone else?
Yes – Transfers can be made by the registered person in writing to communications@communitylegalqld.org.au by 5pm, Friday 12 May 2023.
Details must include the full name of the replacement person/s, their title, contact phone number, email address and dietary requirements. All other registration details will be carried over to the new person/s unless otherwise specified.
Registrations are individual and cannot be shared amongst individuals.
Can I cancel my registration?
Yes – cancellations must be made in writing to communications@communitylegalqld.org.au. Delegates are entitled to a refund if the cancellation is received on or before 5pm Friday, 12 May 2023. Each cancellation incurs a 20% administrative fee based on the original fee paid.
Delegates are not entitled to a refund of the registration fees if the cancellation is received after 5pm Friday, 12 May 2023.
Further questions?
Email communications@communitylegalqld.org.au
Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully
COVID-19
As a condition of attendance, delegates, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers must agree to adhere to all Covid-safe measures put in place at the 2023 Community Legal Centres Queensland (CLCQ) State Conference by the venue, and all federal or state guidelines and you acknowledge that these measures may be changed at any time in accordance with the latest health advice from state and federal governments.
PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION
The payment of the registration is made either by credit card at the time of registrations or invoice. Full payment must be paid within the terms of the invoice and must be paid prior to the commencement of the event.
DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION
To qualify for early bird registration, registrations must be completed by 5pm on Friday, 21 April 2023.
LATE REGISTRATION
CLCQ cannot guarantee the availability of late registrations.
TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION
All fully paid registrations are transferable to other persons from the same organisation. Transfers can be made by the registered person in writing to communications@communitylegalqld.org.au by 5pm, Friday 12 May 2023. Details must include the full name of the replacement person/s, their title, contact phone number, email address and dietary requirements. All other registration details will be carried over to the new person/s unless otherwise specified. Registrations are individual and cannot be shared amongst individuals.
NON-ATTENDANCE/NO-SHOWS
No refund will be made for non-attendance at the 2023 CLCQ State Conference, social events or masterclasses.
CANCELLATION OF THE REGISTRATION BY THE DELEGATE
All cancellations must be made in writing to communications@communitylegalqld.org.au. Delegates are entitled to a refund if the cancellation is received on or before 5pm Friday, 12 May 2023. Each cancellation incurs a 20% administrative fee based on the original fee paid.
Delegates are not entitled to a refund of the registration fees if the cancellation is received after 5pm Friday, 12 May 2023.
Refunds (less applicable administrative fees) will be processed no later than 30 days after the conclusion of 2023 CLCQ State Conference.
CANCELLATION, POSTPONEMENT OR CHANGE OF REGISTRATION BY CLCQ
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of CLCQ or the Venue to alter the times, dates, itineraries of or speakers at the 2023 CLCQ State Conference or postpone the conference itself, by notice to delegates at any time.
In the event of postponement of the 2023 CLCQ State Conference, registrations will be transferred to the rescheduled event. Where the delegate does not wish to attend the rescheduled event, a full refund will be provided.
If the event is cancelled by CLCQ, delegates will receive a full refund.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
CLCQ will collect and store information provided in this Registration Form for the purposes of enabling them to:
- register attendance;
- assist with administrative and planning purposes;
- plan and develop the conference and other events in the future;
- facilitate delegate requirements; and
- allow the compilation and analysis of statistics relevant to the conference.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
CLCQ will not without your consent, use or disclose your personal information to third parties for any purpose unless such purpose is permitted or required by law.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY USE
By registering for the 2023 CLCQ State Conference, all delegates grant permission to CLCQ and its agents to take photographs and video footage to reproduce and to distribute on social media, promotional materials and other sector publications, whether in print, electronic or other media, including the CLCQ website.
If you have any concerns regarding the use of photographs/screen shots taken of you during the Conference and / or you do not agree to the above image release please contact communications@communitylegalqld.org.au or see the registration desk during event.
2023 Program
8.15 – 9.00am
Registration & Coffee
Plenary 1
9.00 – 9.30am
Welcome to Country by Songwoman Maroochy
Conference Official Opening
Plenary 1
9.30 – 11.00am
A Voice for Generations: The roadmap to recognition
Dr Shireen Morris, Director Radical Centre Reform Lab
Kirsty Davis , CEO Cape York Institute for Policy, Leadership and Innovation
CPD Point: Professional Skills (1.5)
11:00 – 11:30am
Morning Tea
Plenary 2
11.30 – 1.00pm
Helen Wallace – Caxton Legal Centre
Cybele Koning – Caxton Legal Centre
Thelma Schwartz – Principal Solicitor, Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service
Lulu Milne – Practice Director Social Work, Women’s Legal Service Qld
Kasumi Ejiri – Women’s Legal Centre ACT
Integrated practice between lawyers and social or support workers is fast becoming a core part of the specialist knowledge and practice provided by community legal centres. This plenary will present the benefits and lessons of building an integrated practice, management considerations, and shifting focus to create a partnership of equals to enhance client outcomes.
CPD Point: Practice Management & Business Skills/Practical Legal Ethics (1.5)
1:00 – 2:00pm
Lunch Session
1:15 – 1:45pm
The Services Union
Roma Room
Concurrent Sessions
2.00 – 3.30pm
Stream 1: Running a community legal centre
Room: Roma
Compelling Storytelling: The Art of Effective Communication
Dr Fiona Reynolds, Managing Partner – TriComm Consulting
Fiona will outline what it takes to capture attention and hold interest. Compelling storytelling is the difference between presenting facts and inspiring people to become involved!
CPD Point: Professional Skills (1.5)
Stream 2: Frontline Workers.
Room: Terrace
Domestic and family violence dynamics, and how systems respond.
Debbie Hewitt, Women’s Legal Service Queensland
Jo Sampford, LGBTI Legal Service
This session will provide practitioners with knowledge and skills to build their practice in DFV matters. Debbie will discuss the issues, impacts and advocacy tips when working with victim survivors who have been misidentified as respondents. Jo will discuss the importance of inclusive support for LGBTI DFV victim survivors and advocacy to end system and service barriers.
CPD Point: Professional Skills/Substantive Law (1.5)
Stream 3: Supporting people and communities.
Room: Wickham
Providing an inclusive and accessible service for people with a disability
Karen McCarthy, Disability Advocate
Donna Best, QAI Management Committee Member
Brianna Bell, QAI NDIS Team
Matilda Alexander, CEO QAI
Karen McCarthy will draw on her lived experience to inspire and motivate delegates to break down the accessibility and inclusion barriers they might not even realise are affecting people with disability. Representatives from Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion will discuss their Disability Inclusive Action Plan and the Australian Human Rights Commissions resource for employers.
CPD Point: Professional Skills (1.5)
3:30 -4:00pm
Concurrent Sessions
4.00 – 5.00pm
Stream 1: Running a community legal centre
Room: Roma
Sector Update
The Sector Update will share information about the current issues impacting the CLC sector from the perspectives of Community Legal Centres Australia, CLCQ Queensland and DJAG. There will be a focus on the NLAP review; the future of Queensland administration of CLC funding; and CLCQ projects.
CPD Point: Practice Management & Business Skills (1)
Stream 2: Frontline Workers.
Room: Terrace
PII session – The Ethics of Supervision in a Changing Workforce
Shane Budden, Queensland Law Society
In this session, Shane will discuss the ethical implications of providing effective supervision and support to this changing workforce, including managing remote solicitors and non-legal staff, employing and supervising junior staff and lawyers on restricted practising certificates, and other ethical issues that frequently arise in these contexts, such as legal professional privilege and confidentiality.
CPD Point: Practical Legal Ethics (1)
Stream 3: Supporting people and communities.
Room: Wickham
Preparing for El Niño: Heatwaves, legal need and CLC resilience
Monica Taylor, Community Legal Centres Queensland
This session will present an overview of climate forecasts for Queensland and use a practical scenario to consider how extreme heat may affect common areas of legal practice for community legal centres and their internal organisational resilience.
CPD Point: Practice Management & Business Skills/Substantive Law (1)
5.00 – 7.00pm
Networking drinks & canapes
8.15 – 9.00am
Registration & Coffee
Primary Session
9.00 – 10.30am
Acknowledgement of Country – Aunty Dawn Daylight
Understanding your brain so you can support others
Sheryl Batchelor , Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation
Sheryl will outline how better understanding of the brain can support and inform the provision for youth engaged or at risk of being engaged with the justice system.
CPD Point: Professional Skills (1)
10:30 – 11:00am
Morning Tea
Primary Session
11.00 – 12.30pm
Legal need and impact: Unravelling the ball of string
Dr Catherine Hastings, Macquarie University
Dr Hugh McDonald, Victorian Law Foundation
This session share hot off the press findings from the first phase of the Legal Needs Project, outlines a four-part conceptual framework for understanding the multidimensional nature of legal need and examines the new frontier of outcomes measurement and what is needed to build evidence of what works.
CPD Point: Practice Management & Business Skills (1.5)
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
Concurrent Sessions
1.30 – 3.00pm
Stream 1: Running a community legal centre
Room: Roma
Leading for effective collaboration: Lessons from health justice partnership
Lottie Turner, Partnerships Director – Health Justice Australia
Kate Finch, Advocacy Manager – Health Justice Australia
Health Justice Australia will share the top three lessons they’ve learned in what it takes to lead effective health justice partnership (HJP). Participants will then spend time workshopping the future of partnership leadership in their own centres and communities.
CPD Point: Professional Skills (1.5)
Stream 2: Frontline Workers.
Room: Terrace
How to Assist Clients in Preparation and for Success at Mediation
Farley S. Tolpen, The Mediation Experts
This session will look identifying the needs and issues of the client at intake, explaining the mediation process and preparation of the client for how to reach a fair resolution at mediation.
CPD Point: Professional Skills / Substantive Law (1.5)
Stream 3: Supporting people and communities.
Room: Wickham
CLE Showcase
Kelsey Leahy, Cairns Community Legal Centre
Helen Blaber, Prisoners’ Legal Service
Robert Lachowicz, Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS)
Hear about Cairns Community Legal Centre’s learnings from establishing an interactive and exciting CLE for older persons – Scam Bingo, the Legal Information Fairs Project Prisoner’s Legal Service is currently designing for Townsville Correctional and how RAILS is collaborating with culturally diverse communities using drum circles, music, video and social media
CPD Point: Practice Management & Business Skills (1.5)
3:00 – 3:30pm
Afternoon Tea
Concurrent Sessions
3.30 – 4.30pm
Stream 1: Running a community legal centre
Room: Roma
Governance from a CEO’s perspective
Wynetta Dewis, Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service
Cath Bartolo, YFS
A facilitated conversation to explore governance in practice, looking at the ‘real life’ of governing organisations from a CEO’s perspective. We will be joined by two highly experienced CEOs from within our CLC sector to explore how good governance supports organisational achievement and effectiveness.
CPD Point: Practice Management & Business Skills (1)
Stream 2: Frontline Workers.
Room: Terrace
Consumer Credit Law – a practical workshop
Josh Mennen, Maurice Blackburn
Hayley Stokes, Maurice Blackburn
David Maunsell, Caxton Legal Centre
The presentation will look at common scenarios from deidentified cases and discuss practical approaches to advising and representing consumers in different situations.
CPD Point: Substantive Law (1)
Stream 3: Supporting people and communities.
Room: Wickham
Yarning about Tracks to Treaty, the Voice and other issues of significance for First Nations people
Margaret Hornagold, Legal Aid Queensland
Aunty Margaret Hornagold, a Barada & Kabalbara woman from Central Qld, will conduct informal and inclusive yarning circles that focus on issues arising out the Tracks to Treaty, the Voice referendum, and observations about the position of First Nations people today. Aunty Margaret brings her wealth of cultural knowledge and wisdom to support yarning that builds insight and understanding of the impact of current issues for First Nations people.
CPD Point: Professional Skills (1)