QAILS update James Farrell

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QAILS update James Farrell

Outline activities and achievements Sector funding Law reform priorities Accreditation

Actions and achievements

Strategic plan 1.Support and develop the organisational capacity of community legal centres 2.Support and develop community legal centre staff, including volunteers 3.Provide targeted information to members of the public so legal needs are responded to in a timely way 4.Mature QAILS’s role as a peak body for Queensland’s community legal centres 5.Be a respected and leading voice for community legal centres and social justice 6.Deliver clear and transparent governance and operational management

Sector funding issues Domestic violence services Commonwealth: Keeping Women Safe State: DV Duty Lawyers Additional NPA funding (Cth) STARS EDOs No state funding increases

Current law reform activities Human Rights Act Anti-Discrimination Act Review Child Protection Act Review Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy

QAILS rebrand

Accreditation changes Outcome of accreditation is just “Accredited” or “Not accredited” Requirements to be made either primary or secondary Standards will be redrafted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Safety requirements CALD requirements No change to Evidence indicators for each requirement

Accreditation changes Client interviews will not ordinarily be conducted. Client file reviews will not ordinarily be undertaken. New requirement to successfully complete annual PII crosscheck Adopt timetable adopted

Accreditation changes Complaints: about the state RAC  QAILS Director about the NAS Coordinator  NACLC CEO About certification decision: TBC Information will continue to be shared with funders (where they fund the NAS) Red-flag information will be shared immediately Fraud, misappropriation, trading while insolvent, other serious criminal offences