Factsheets
Overview of the Interpreter Standards Factsheet
Role of the Interpreter Factsheet
Assessing the Need for an Interpreter Factsheet
Conducting Proceedings with Interpreters Factsheet
Using Plain English Factsheet
Overview of the National Framework Factsheet
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women Factsheet
Migrant & Refugee Women Factsheet
Training Resources
Working with Interpreters for Judicial Officers
This course is designed to give judicial officers a working understanding of the Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals (the Standards), and the best practice advice for working with interpreters.
Working with Interpreters for Legal Practitioners
This course is designed to give legal practitioners a working understanding of the Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals.
Cultural Diversity E-Learning
Produced by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales, drawing on several resources, including the Family Court of Australia’s online cultural competency training course and the Judicial Commission’s Equality Before the Law Bench Book.
Interpreter Standards Videos
How to work with an interpreter
How to assess if an interpreter is needed
Understanding the role of an interpreter
Barriers to Access to Justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
Barriers to Access to Justice for Migrant and Refugee Women
Bench Books
AUSTRALIA
Interpreters in Criminal Proceedings
Aboriginal Benchbook for Western Australian Courts, Second Edition
Equality before the Law Bench Book
Equal Treatment Benchbook
Equality before the Law Bench Book
Bugmy Bar Book
Overseas
Equal Treatment Bench Book
Court Engagement & Policies
Modern slavery: Guidance for Australian courts
Victims of crime in the courtroom : A Guide for Judicial Officers
Guidance Note on the Psychologically Vulnerable Applicant in the Protection Visa Assessment Process – UNHCR
‘Listening, Learning and Leading: The Work of the Ngara Yura Committee’ (2011) 23(1) Judicial Officer’s Bulletin
‘Exchanging Ideas About Aboriginal Contact with the Criminal Justice System’ (2011) 23(10) Judicial Officers’ Bulletin
‘Lighting the Way Forward: Respect, Responsibility, Engagement, Diversity, Local Solutions’ (2009) 21(5) Judicial Officers’ Bulletin
Australia
Multicultural Plan 2013-15
Families and the Law in Australia – The Family Court Working Together with New and Emerging Communities
Improving the Family Law System for Clients from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
Indigenous Australians and Family Law Litigation: Indigenous Perspectives on Access to Justice
Improving the Family Law System for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clients
Speaking in Tongues: Courts and Cultures
Overseas
Recognizing and Eliminating Bias from Court Operations
Interpreters and Language Acesss
Australia
Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals
Interpreter Policies, Practices and Protocols in Australian Courts and Tribunals: A National Survey
Interpreter Protocols – Northern Territory Supreme Court
Interpreter Protocols – ACT Courts and Tribunal
Local Court Bench Book – Interpreters
Final Report: Interpreting Fund Scoping Project
Indigenous Protocols for Lawyers in the Northern Territory
First Edition 2004
Indigenous Interpreting Issues for Courts
Policy and Guidelines on the Use of Interpreters and Translators
The Use of Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals
Overseas