Last month at Legal Aid – March 2019

In March 2019

  • We provided information and referrals to 37,809 people to help them resolve their legal problem.
  • 4238 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 371 people to help ex-partners work out their family law problems without going to court.
  • Our criminal law duty lawyers guided 7779 adults through their appearance in the Magistrates Courts.
  • 597 children were represented by our duty lawyers in the Childrens Courts.
  • Our family law duty lawyers helped 316 unrepresented people get through their day in the family law courts.
  • We approved aid for 286 children and adults to be represented by lawyers in the family law courts.
  • We approved aid for lawyers to defend 2699 people charged with criminal offences.
  • We helped ensure decisions made in 170 child protection proceedings were in the best interests of the children involved.

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: Miranda Greer or Amanda Catania (07) 3917 0407

Last updated 13 May 2019

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