About CQ Law Association
The Central Queensland Law Association was formed in Rockhampton on 31 July 1959.
The inaugural committee consisted of Ewan Palmer (President) of Rees R and Sydney Jones, Colin Grant (Vice President) of Grant and Simpson Lawyers and Frank O’Driscoll (Treasurer/Secretary) of Rees R and Sydney Jones. The CQLA was the third such District Law Association in the State of Queensland at the time of its creation.
The Central Queensland Law Association is an association dedicated to achieving the following objectives that serve its members and the broader community:
- to promote confidence and goodwill between the community and the legal profession;
- to promote confidence and goodwill between members of the association;
- to promote and protect the interests of the legal profession;
- to promote and protect the interest of the community in relation to the law by such means as considered the association for the improvement of the State and the administration of law;
- to liaise with the Queensland Law Society in matters relating to the profession.
All Central Queensland law firms are actively involved in the Central Queensland Law Association.
The CQLA has members practising in Rockhampton, Capricorn Coast, Gladstone, Biloela, Emerald and Moura.