Hundreds of lawyers from across the state have begun providing free legal advice to flood-affected Queenslanders trying to get their lives back on track.
Flood Legal Help is a service specifically offered to flood-affected Queenslanders. Legal practitioners will be available for free consultations for flood victims in communities including Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Chinchilla and Emerald.
Contact Flood Legal Help on 1300 65 11 88 for legal advice over the phone or to arrange a face-to-face consultation. Alternatively, consultations could be arranged at any of the government's numerous community recovery centres.
Flood Legal Help is a collaborative project involving:
* Department of Justice and Attorney-General
* Legal Aid Queensland
* Queensland Law Society
* Bar Association of Queensland
* Queensland Association of Independent Legal Services
* Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service.
A full list of community recovery centres is available at www.qld.gov.au/floods
http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/floods/Pages/default.aspx