Yupla applying for a cultural recognition order? - Yumplatok Torres Strait Creole

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Wanem this cultural recognition order and why should I apply for this one?

A cultural recognition order e permanently transfer the legal parental rights and responsibilities blo the born parents blo the piknini or adult, to thempla cultural parents.

Whoda this one for?

Any Torres Strait Islander adult whoda been gifted as a pikinini, or birth parent or cultural parent , whoda bin part blo the Ailan Kastom child rearing practice, can apply for a cultural recognition order.

Wanem you go need for meke for this application

• The birth and cultural parents muss gree before all go apply.
• One cultural parent and one birth parent muss gud Torres Strait Islander heritage.

For all piknini

• The piknini’s birth must be registered in Queensland.
• You can meke this application 30 days after the pikninin born.

For all adults

• Adults whoda wande thempla cultural parents for be legally recognised as thempla parents can apply.

Why should I apply for a cultural recognition order?

If you no gud this one, all cultural parents no go gud any legal relationship wer the pikinini. This one can mekem hard later on in life.

Wanem can mekem hard for all piknini

• The cultural surname no go be on the birth certificate
• Problems where all school enrolment
• Ego be hard for get a driver license, passport, Proof of Age card, Medicare and Centrelink
• Getting all jobs in all different areas wasse the Defence Force

Wanem can mekem hard for all adults

• Setting up all bank accounts and superannuation
• Buying property
• Trying to use all medical and health services
• Claiming or disputing inheritance or property once a parent go pass away

Wanem the application process go involve?

First meeting

You go need for tok to the Office blo the Commisioner Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa. Wis kine you go wande meke your cultural giving e private and confidential. The commissioner go

guide you thru this process.

Types of applications:

• Application for piknini
• Application for adult

Support and advice:

• The Office blo the Commissioner go provide information and culturally appropriate support.
• Referrals for legal advice and community- based counselling services go be available if you wandem.
• If you wande get independent legal advice, Legal Aid Queensland can help you.
• This process go take long time, so you go have to be patient.

Outcome:

If approved, the commissioner go write for everyone involved wer the application, giving reasons for why all be meke the decision and go give the cultural recognition order.

The Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages go transfer the parentage from the born parents go for the cultural parents.

Then you go get one new birth certificate.

Before you go apply for a cultural recognition order, you are encouraged for get independent legal advice from Legal Aid Queensland because of the permanent nature blo this process and how ego might affect life blo pamle blo you.

1300 65 01 43
www.legalaid.qld.gov.au

Last updated 3 March 2025