The Community Support division includes:
- Dispute Resolution
- Justices of the Peace
- Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management
- Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution provides independent, responsive and effective assistance to individuals and groups engaged in constructive conflict resolution. We offer training courses in mediation, facilitation and conflict resolution.
We have 4 service streams to support our strategic vision of empowering people to resolve disputes, make amends and reconnect:
- civil mediation
- adult restorative justice conferencing
- child protection conferencing
- training.
Find out more about Dispute Resolution.
Justices of the Peace
Justices of the Peace provides information about training and appointing Justices of the Peace (Qualified—JP Qual), Justices of the Peace (JP) and Commissioners for Declarations (Cdec).
We maintain the register of Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations in Queensland, and register JPs and Cdecs and monitor their conduct.
Find out more about the Justices of the Peace, including searching for your nearest JP and learning how to become a JP or Cdec.
Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management
The Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management is committed to helping body corporate members, their committees and industry groups to understand Queensland’s body corporate legislation, and to avoid and resolve disputes.
We provide:
Find out more about the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management.
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages is responsible for recording births, deaths, marriages, changes of name and adoptions in Queensland, and we issue certificates for these life events to eligible applicants. Family historians can also access historical birth, death and marriage records.
Find out more about the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, including how to register these life events, apply for a certificate or search your family history.