Multicultural Affairs Queensland (MAQ) provides advice to Queensland Government agencies on implementation of the Queensland Government Language Services Policy: A multicultural future for all of us Language Services Policy: A multicultural future for all of us , accessing interpreter and translation services and the planning of multilingual strategies.
Language Services Policy
The Queensland Government Language Services Policy: A multicultural future for all of us Language Services Policy: A multicultural future for all of us commits Queensland Government agencies to provide language services, including interpreters, for clients who have difficulty communicating in English. The policy also provides that Queensland Government agencies should ensure that funded non-government organisations are able to access interpreters.
The policy includes:
- Guidelines for working with interpreters
- Guidelines for multilingual information planning
For more information contact MAQ on 13 QGOV (13 74 68).
MyLanguage
MyLanguage is a web portal to multilingual information resources for Australian communities in more than 65 languages. The portal provides clear links to:
- multilingual search engines,
- web directories,
- government websites,
- online dictionaries and
- syndicated news headlines.
It also contains translations of online government and community information relating to health, legal issues, settlement, education and public libraries along with information on multilingual library collections around Australia.
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