Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) is committed to a society where every woman:
Informed by feminist principles:
WLSQ provides legal assistance and other key support services to women in the areas of domestic and family violence, family law, child protection and sexual assault – counselling notes protect matters.
We provide legal advice and other support to women in the area of domestic and family violence including:
We provide legal advice and other support to women experiencing family law issues including:
We provide legal advice and other support to women who have been contacted by Child Safety (Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services).
We provide legal advice and other support to women and not-for-profit counselling services who are seeking to protect counselling notes from being made available to the court in sexual assault matters.
WLSQ is a for-purpose organisation providing free legal advice and other key support services; accessed through a variety of pathways.
Our services are provided through our dedicated employees and volunteers, with oversight from our CEO, chair and board.
We thank our patron, our ambassadors and the community for their generous support.
We believe every child and young person has the right to be safe and respected and children’s safety and wellbeing is prioritised in our decision making.
We are committed to creating a culturally safe environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families feel welcome, valued, and respected. We recognise that cultural safety is fundamental to child safety.
We regularly review our practices and listen to feedback from our community to strengthen our safety systems.
If you would like to view the WLSQ Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy, please contact WLSQ:
Email: admin@wlsq.org.au
Phone: 07 3392 0644
If children, carers and families wish to provide feedback please see our feedback brochure.
Read and download our Annual Reports and Strategic Plan (2021-2024).
Women’s Legal Service Queensland was formed in 1984 after a meeting of committed women from a mix of welfare and legal backgrounds identified the need for a free service that would respond to legal issues affecting women in Queensland.
Find out more about our story from 1984 to today.
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WLSQ acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work, particularly the Turrbul, Yuggera, Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi, Ugarapul peoples and the Yugambeh Language Region on whose lands our offices sit. We recognise their continuing connection to this Country, its waters, and culture. We acknowledge that their sovereignty was never ceded. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present, and we especially honour First Nations women and the traditions they carry.
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