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News

Three new Magistrates for Queensland *

Appointment of new Deputy Chief Magistrate *

Appointment of new Legal Services Commissioner *

Major air conditioning upgrade for Hervey Bay Courthouse delivers jobs *

Register of blue card status of home-based carers launched *

Polling station bunting – lose it or keep it? *

Overhaul of reviews into child deaths *

Yapper Valley Pet Resort competition unlawful in Queensland

QCAT Tribunal recruitment - Call for expressions of interest

Consultation on proposed reforms to child sexual offence laws *

Learn how to effectively resolve disputes

Free state-wide seminars explain body corporate laws

Companies charged $90,000 for selling liquor illegally

Townsville Magistrates Court registry completed *

Bundaberg Courthouse upgrade on track *

New Chief Magistrate and Magistrate appointed *

New district court judge and new magistrates for Queensland *

Budget rules in favour of justice for all Queenslanders *

Refurbishment of Bundaberg Courthouse commences *

Queenslanders warned about hoax ‘courts’ email

Volunteers a ‘priceless resource’ to local communities

More protection for children under tougher Blue Card laws *

ICYMI: sharing intimate images without consent could land you in jail *

Palaszczuk Government votes one for electoral reform *

Sandy Thompson QC appointed Solicitor-General for Queensland *

No bail, no parole for terrorists *

Better protection for some of Queensland’s most vulnerable *

Historic day for Queenslanders as Human Rights Bill passes *

Have your say before the last day *

Attorney-General lodges appeal *

Valentine’s Day weddings high above the city *

‘Revenge porn’ now a criminal offence *

Convicted killers to face tougher sentences in Queensland *

Safer Buildings: Understanding the combustible cladding legislation

New service to help resolve disputes 24-7 *

NQ CQ courthouse update

Townsville courts closed 1 February

New model for court recording and transcription in Queensland *

Queensland’s most popular baby names for 2018 revealed *

Love is in the air across Queensland *

Applications open for mediation training scholarship *

Two new District Court judges and new President of Childrens Court *

Brisbane Court Link program celebrates first year

Courts’ SMS trial expanded statewide *

Construction tender awarded for Beenleigh Courthouse upgrade *

Two new judges appointed to the Supreme Court *

Innovative court program begins in Southport *

Palaszczuk Government strengthens blue card system *

Statement from Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath *

Bar Association of Queensland elects first female president *

Torres Strait visit to boost Indigenous birth registrations

Extra judges for Queensland *

Right to Information Day 2018 - Trust and Transparency

“I do” want a beautiful wedding ceremony *

New Commissioners for ECQ and ADCQ *

Attorney-General names new magistrates for regional Queensland *

Bill introduced to ensure right to safe terminations *

Laws to criminalise revenge porn *

Civil and workplace surveillance laws to be examined *

Juror email scam alert

New service helps victims of sexual assault *

Attorney-General announces new appointments *

Innovative court program begins in Cairns *

New District Court Judge for Maroochydore *

Historic day for Queensland’s LGBTIQ community *

Budget boosts justice resources *

State budget to deliver on Blue Card reform *

More clues for Family History Researchers *

Attorney-General welcomes extended detention for child rapist *

$1.25 million for Silver Anniversary Grants Round *

New Faces for Sentencing Advisory Council *

Two new magistrates for regional Queensland *

Law Yarn to help improve Indigenous health *

Queensland to publish domestic and family violence statistics *

Spaces available for free Gold Coast body corporate seminar

Spaces available for free Fraser Coast body corporate seminar

Spaces available for free Bundaberg body corporate seminar

Government moves to outlaw dangerous new drugs *

Spaces available for free Springfield body corporate seminar