Legal problems we can help with

Depending on your situation and the details of your legal problem, we may be able to help you with:

Relationships and children

• Parenting arrangements
• Relationship issues
• Property settlement
• Family dispute resolution (mediation)
• Domestic and family violence
• Child support and maintenance
• Child protection matters

Criminal justice

• Criminal charges in the Magistrates, District or Supreme Courts
• Mental Health Court matters
• Court of Appeal matters
• Childrens Court matters

Cars and driving

• Traffic and driving offences
• Car accidents and claims
• Licence disqualification
• Young driver laws

Work and money

• Consumer rights
• Money and debt issues
• Farm debt issues
• Work and your rights including dismissal and bullying
• Social security appeals eg about Centrelink payments
• Legal issues following a disaster
• Veterans and defence force matters
• Civil Law Legal Aid Scheme (which helps financially disadvantaged people who have a civil law claim by paying some of the costs involved in preparing a claim for settlement negotiations or court proceedings. The scheme gives priority to matters involving children, personal injury or matters where the applicant could lose their home or livelihood).

Personal rights and safety

• Discrimination and sexual harassment
• Human rights
• Mental health treatment rights
• Elder abuse
• Protecting sexual assault counselling records
• National Disability Insurance Scheme appeals
• Peace and good behaviour
• Young people who have been excluded from school and services

Legal problems we can’t help with:

• Company, business, club or association legal issues
• Employment contracts/ workplace agreements
• Commercial transactions
• Tenancy issues and tenant rights
• Real estate matters including buying, selling and landlord rights
• Will making/powers of attorney
• Shares and investments
• Personal injuries (but the Civil Law Legal Aid Scheme may be able to help)
• Taxation and superannuation
• Worker’s compensation
• Planning and environmental law
• Local government issues eg noise, fences, animals
• COVID 19 restrictions or requirements

Who else can help

If we can't help with your legal problem the following organisations may be able to help. Fees may apply.

• Private lawyers who provide legal services to legally-aided clients on our behalf.
• Community legal centres—organisations that provide general and specialist legal services to the local community.
• Community Access Points—local community organisations providing a range of support services, including some Legal Aid Queensland services.
• Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) Ltd—provides legal services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in criminal, civil and family law matters.
• National Legal Aid—legal aid commissions in other states.
• Organisations directory—search our comprehensive list of other organisations and services that may be able to help you.
• Queensland Law Society—can help you find a private lawyer to resolve your legal problem.

Further information

• Help over the phone
• Help at court
• Get a lawyer to represent you
• Information sessions about the law.

Last updated 26 February 2025