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The CAQ program falls under the control of the Department of Communities and Justice, and will be managed through its agency, Courts and Tribunal Service Delivery (CTSD)
For further information or assistance, please contact the Court Appointed Questioner Coordinator using the details below.
Postal address
Court Appointed Questioner Coordinator
Department of Communities and Justice
Locked Bag 5000
Parramatta NSW 2124
Street address
6 Parramatta Square, 10 Darcy Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
caq@justice.nsw.gov.au – General Enquiries
jpcaq@justice.nsw.gov.au – Justices of the Peace Enquiries
Any person including, parties to the proceedings, witnesses, Police, Sheriffs, Judicial Officers or other Court Officers, may make a complaint or provide feedback:
The person making the complaint may be requested to put the complaint in writing if the matter is complex or contentious.
In accordance with DCJ standards for complaints handling in the DCJ Complaints and Feedback Management Policy, the CAQ Coordinator has an obligation to accept complaints made verbally in certain circumstances. This includes, but is not limited to, circumstances where the complainant has an intellectual disability or limited English writing skills.
The following information should be included:
28 Feb 2023
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
You can access our apology to the Stolen Generations.