Accessibility

The Queensland Government supports the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and the Queensland Government Information Standard 26: Internet.

The Queensland Government strives to make its public web resources compatible with a range of browsers, devices, assistive technologies and operating systems. This is achieved by developing web resources according to International web standards and best practice, and regular testing across a range of different browsers.

Browser support

The content on the page you came from is accessible to all browsers and Internet devices but may not display well in browsers which do not comply with these standards. If you are experiencing problems with any of our pages, please let us know (mailto: comm (http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/global/legals/?a=617).

Unable to use Google Chrome or Safari PDF viewers

In some cases, the PDF viewer is embedded in the browser itself. Below are solutions for resolving problems with Google Chrome and Safari viewers.

Google Chrome

The Google Chrome built-in PDF viewer may not allow you to view a PDF or access certain functionalities. To resolve this, follow these steps:
1. Open Chrome and, in the address bar, type: "about:plugins", and then press Enter.
2. Scroll down to the Chrome PDF Viewer.
3. Click the "Disable" link to prevent PDFs from loading within Chrome.
4. Download the files onto your computer.
5. Open the PDF in another standalone application such as Adobe Reader for Mac.

Safari

The Safari built-in PDF viewer may not allow you to view a PDF or access certain functionalities. To resolve this, follow these steps:
1. Close Safari.
2. Open Terminal and type the following: "defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitOmitPDFSupport -bool YES".
3. Restart Safari.
4. Click on a PDF to download it to the Downloads folder.
5. Open the PDF in another standalone application such as Adobe Reader for Mac.

Accessibility features

The accessibility features available on this site include:

  • access keys to access certain information using your keyboard
  • skip links and a logical tab order to navigate using assistive technologies
  • W3C Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) roles, states and properties for page landmarks and interactive components
  • keyboard navigation for menus and interactive components as per ARIA recommendations.

Keyboard navigation

Menus and interactive elements on the this website can be navigated using key combinations recommended by the WC3 ARIA standard.

  • Use the tab key to enter a menu or interactive element as part of the tab order for the page.
  • Use the arrow keys to move focus between the different menu items or controls within the element.
  • Use the Enter key to activate a focused control or menu item.
  • Use the tab key to move to the next menu or to leave the interactive element.