Community Legal Centres Queensland provides support and advocacy for 32 independent, community-led community legal centres operating across Queensland.
Queensland’s community legal centres provide free information, legal assistance and referral, representation and casework, community education and advocacy for vulnerable clients and communities facing legal problems.
Work with Queensland community legal centres (CLCs) to continually improve organisational sustainability and service quality
Work with Queensland CLCs to increase the accessibility, profile and resourcing of the sector
Work with Queensland CLCs to unite around common objectives to bring about change
Representation for all members in relation to funding program and law reform issues
Coordination of the state administration of the national professional indemnity insurance scheme
Member support services including the coordination of an annual state conference, training on relevant issues and regular bulletins about matters of interest to CLC staff, volunteers and management committees
Encouraging community participation, to make the legal system more equitable and accessible
Encouraging community participation in the work and management of community legal centres
Please note: Community Legal Centres Queensland does not provide legal advice. For legal help, please contact your local community legal centre.
Click here to read the 2025 Community Legal Centres Queensland Annual Report.
The Community Legal Centres Queensland Management Committee includes highly committed individuals who are representative of the Community Legal Centres Queensland membership.
The committee comprises the President, Secretary (currently the Community Legal Centres Queensland Director), Treasurer and up to six general members.
President: Amanda Whelan (knowmore)
Treasurer: James Farrell (Basic Rights Queensland)
Committee Members: Liz Behrend (Cairns Community Legal Centre), Megan Inglis (TASC) Serrina Kenny (First Nations Women’s Legal Service), Ben Tuckett (LawRight) Helen Wallace (Caxton Community Legal Centre), Alex Whitney (Townsville Community Law).
Candice Hughes, Patrina Benson, Andrea Kyle Sailor, Trish Johnson, Kerryn Ruska, Sammy Cooper
The First Nations Employee Network is an informal group established to strengthen relationships within the membership and provide support to First Nations staff in their work in Community Legal Centre’s across Queensland in a confidential and supportive way.
The network is open to all Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander staff and/or volunteers in Community Legal Centres across Queensland. To connect please email sam@communitylegalqld.org.au or click here for more information.
