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Legal aid - how it works

Author: Abigail Bremner

PDF Published: Thursday 19 Aug 2021 (SB 21-55)

An image summarising the different types of legal aid and what they cover.

Image: Figure 1: Overview of the different types of legal aid

An image showing the availability of criminal legal assistance at different stages of court proceedings.

Image: Figure 2: Availability of criminal legal assistance in court proceedings

A table showing the financial thresholds applied by SLAB in the Advice and Assistance financial eligibility test.

Image: Figure 3: financial thresholds used to assess entitlement to Advice and Assistance

A table showing the financial thresholds applied by SLAB when assessing eligibility for Civil Legal Aid.

Image: Figure 4: financial thresholds used to assess entitlement to Civil Legal Aid

A table showing the financial thresholds used by SLAB to assess entitlement to Children's Legal Aid.

Image: Figure 5: financial thresholds used to assess entitlement to Children's Legal Aid

Last Updated: 31/1 10:30am

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