Last month at Legal Aid – June 2019

In June 2019…

We provided information and referrals to 33626 people to help them resolve their legal problem.
3717 people received early intervention services such as receiving legal advice and minor assistance from our lawyers over the phone, via videoconference or face-to-face at one of our offices.
We provided dispute resolution services to 403 people to help ex-partners work out their family law problems without going to court.
Our criminal law duty lawyers guided 4723 adults through their appearance in the Magistrates Courts.
373 children were represented by our duty lawyers in the Childrens Courts.
Our family law duty lawyers helped 262 unrepresented people get through their day in the family law courts.
We approved aid for 227 children and adults to be represented by lawyers in the family courts.
We approved aid for lawyers to defend 2269 people charged with criminal offences.
We helped ensure decisions made in 188 child protection proceedings were in the best interests of the children involved.
Our consumer protection lawyers helped 399 people sort out their money problems.

These statistics are reported in line with the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services.

*The number of people = the number of matters.

Media contact: Amanda Catania or Caroline Page (07) 3917 0407

Last updated 18 July 2019