Our Policies (Our policies and procedures)

The Queensland Law Society is governed by a range of laws and it has developed a number of policies and procedures to assist in its daily operations.

Office of General Counsel

• Disposal Authorities & Schedules
• General Retention and Disposal Schedule for Administrative Records: from the State Archives website
• QDAN472 Finance and HR: This schedule comprises records related to financial management and human resources
• QDAN476 CLE, ADR, Administration, President, CEO and General Counsel: This schedule comprises records related to continuing legal education, alternate dispute resolution and administration.
• QDAN503 Professional Standards, Trust, Audit, PII and Investigations: Includes records relating to the Society’s function of auditing solicitors’ trust accounts and conducting section 31 audits; its function of administering professional indemnity insurance [between 1 July 1978 and 30 June 1996]; and its functions of investigating complaints/taking disciplinary action and conducting receiverships of solicitors’ trust property.

Advocacy & Accountability

• Complaints Investigations Operating Procedures Manual
• External Intervention Procedures Manual
• Statutory Caps
• Guidelines – Statutory Caps
• Guidelines for exercise of discretion pursuant to subs396(4), LPA 2007
• Guidelines for employing or engaging disqualified or convicted persons
• 50/50 Rule for speculative personal injury matters
• QLS Handbook of Delegations
• Employment of convicted or disqualified persons

Advocacy

• QLS Sections/Committees Charter: we are currently reviewing and updating this document.

Operations & Member Central

• Facilities
• Car Parking Policy
• Visitors Information: we are currently reviewing and updating this document.
• Workplace Health & Safety
• Electric Shock Policy
• Fire Emergency
• WHS policies & procedures: we are currently reviewing and updating this document.
• Workplace Health & Safety Representatives
• Workplace rehabilitation: we are currently reviewing and updating this document.

Corporate Communication & Marketing

• Publications (editorial policies and contributor guidelines)
• Proctor editorial policy and contributor guidelines
• QLS Update editorial policy and contributor guidelines
• QLS Journal editorial policy and contributor guidelines
• The Verdict editorial policy and contributor guidelines
• Third-party usage of the logo

Finance

• Corporate Procurement Plan 2009-2013
• Gifts Policy
• Entertainment Hospitality Policy: we are currently reviewing and updating this document.
• Travel Policy: This document sets out the travel and accommodation policy for Council members and staff of the Queensland Law Society.
• Council Travel Policy
  
• Staff Travel Policy: we are currently reviewing and updating this document.
• QLS Annual Report 2008-09

Human Resource

• Anti-discrimination Policy
• Sexual harassment Policy
• Workplace bullying
• Code of Conduct: we are currently reviewing and updating this document.
• Grievance Policy