Use the Queensland first-contact points with a First Nations client
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Turn the Legal Aid Queensland points the lawyer selects into questions for this client: identification as the client states it, an interpreter if necessary, plain English, a check of any yes, how messages can reach the client, whether family will attend, and any date the client cannot attend. Leave every answer blank until the client gives it.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer chooses which points apply to this client.
- No custom is written down unless the client states it.
- Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
- Written for / version
- Queensland versionQLDNSW
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Queensland first contact with a First Nations client.
Produce. A blank question list the lawyer uses at the interview.
Have ready. What the lawyer already knows from the client; Whether an interpreter may be needed; How the firm can reach the client.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The client has not said who will attend. The plan leaves the support-person line blank and asks the lawyer to ask. It does not name a kinship role.
Stop and hand it back when
- A field has been filled from a general description.
- The note says the client cannot attend court because of Sorry Business without the client saying so.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Turn the Legal Aid Queensland points the lawyer selects into questions for this client: identification as the client states it, an interpreter if necessary, plain English, a check of any yes, how messages can reach the client, whether family will attend, and any date the client cannot attend. Leave every answer blank until the client gives it. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Identification, language, and family attendance are blank until the client states them.
- A direct yes is marked for the lawyer to check, because the guideline warns of gratuitous concurrence.
- A date is recorded only if the client gives one. Sorry Business is not assumed.
- The child-rearing Act named in the guideline is not described.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| First interview guide for a First Nations client | Checklist | AI use Yellow | A lawyer's guide for a first interview with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander client, using the New South Wales Law Society guide and Legal Aid Queensland's practice points. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Legal Aid Queensland: Lawyers working with First Nations clients · 2026-10-23
- OAIC: APP 11 · 2026-10-23
The guidelines are Legal Aid Queensland's. The lawyer decides how they apply on a private injury file.
Photographs are not taken unless the lawyer has asked and the client has agreed.