Client clause wording
When legal aid has been approved, aid is effective from the date Legal Aid Queensland receives an application or request for extension for aid. Your request for legal assistance relates to work conducted prior to submitting your application for legal assistance to this office. Your request is therefore considered to be a request for retrospective aid. Retrospective aid is not granted unless there are exceptional circumstances which led to the failure to apply for legal aid, and it will cause you substantial hardship if retrospective aid is not granted. On the information provided, you have not shown any exceptional circumstances and/or substantial hardship.