Resources & Links

Key JCDI publications:

Interpreters in Criminal Proceedings: Benchbook for Judicial Officers

August 2022

Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals

Second edition
March 2022

Addendum to the Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals

May 2019

Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals

2017

National framework to improve accessibility to Australian courts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and migrant and refugee women

2017

JCCD Consultation Report – The Path to Justice: Migrant and Refugee Women

20 March 2016

JCCD Consultation Report – The Path to Justice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women

20 March 2016

Cultural Diversity Within the Judicial Context: Existing Court Resources

15 February 2016

Legal Literate App

Glossary Utility App, containing common legal and judicial terms with plain English definitions to assist interpreters working in Australian courts and tribunals.

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

Interpreter standards videos:

How to work with an interpreter (video)
How to assess if an interpreter is needed (video)
Understanding the role of an interpreter (video)
Barriers to Access to Justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women (video)
Barriers to Access to Justice for Migrant and Refugee Women (video)

Training

Working with Interpreters for Legal Practitioners

August 2022

Links to other JCDI resources

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