are they playing down the risk of future domestic and family violence?
• Encourage a process that enables parties to make informed decisions. Legal Aid Queensland’s services should be accessible and equitably delivered to all clients affected by domestic and family violence 6.1 Access and document information about relevant cultural practices when collecting information for the court Practice points: • Do not make assumptions about a client based on their cultural background. • Contact established migrant/refugee welfare services for cultural information or for support for a client. • Use the internet to get current international evidence on the political and social situation in other countries eg country reports. • Contact established Indigenous welfare services for information about culture or support for the client. • Trained interpreters should be offered. • Legal Aid Queensland will fund interpreters. • Allocate extra time if there will be an interpreter involved. • Always check that a client from a non-English speaking background is comfortable to p
