Translations of foreign legal documents for Queensland courts, tribunals and lawyers, and Queensland documents translated for overseas use.
Brisbane hosts the state's senior courts. The Supreme Court of Queensland, including the Court of Appeal, sits alongside the District Court of Queensland and the Magistrates Courts of Queensland, with the Planning and Environment Court dealing with development disputes. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) hears minor civil claims, residential tenancy disputes, guardianship applications and reviews of state government decisions.
Brisbane is also home to the Queensland registry of the Federal Court of Australia and a registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, which hears separation, property and parenting cases. Reviews of Commonwealth decisions are heard by the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Queensland births, deaths, marriages and changes of name are recorded by the Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Legal Aid Queensland helps eligible people with criminal, family and some civil matters.
Brisbane clients commonly need overseas police certificates translated for employment or licensing, foreign marriage and divorce records for family law and visa matters, and contracts or company documents for business disputes. Every receiving body sets its own expectations, so check requirements with the body you are submitting to, or ask your lawyer, before ordering.
There is no counter to visit. Upload a scan or clear photo of each page through the quote form, including any page that carries only a stamp or endorsement. You will see a price for standard documents straight away, and long or complex material is quoted by email. The completed translation is emailed to you as a PDF, so the service works the same from South Brisbane, Chermside, Logan or Ipswich. Certified translations are by a NAATI certified translator. Translator affidavits are quoted separately, where available.
If you are dealing with QCAT or a Queensland court and your overseas documents arrived in several batches, upload them in one enquiry. Keeping a matter together lets us translate names, dates and places the same way throughout, which makes the documents easier for the reader to compare.
We translate what your documents say. We do not advise on their legal effect, and we cannot confirm whether a particular court or agency will accept them. Please check requirements with the receiving body or your lawyer.
Yes. We translate criminal record certificates from most countries. Check with the employer or licensing body what form of translation it wants.
No. A clear scan or photo of every page is enough for us to translate from. The receiving body may still ask to see your originals.
Yes. Court orders, powers of attorney and certificates can be translated for use overseas.
Upload your documents. Standard documents are priced instantly; anything else gets a written quote by email.
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