Last month at Legal Aid - May 2019

In May 2019

  • We provided information and referrals to 58,890 people to help them resolve their legal problem.
  • 3646 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.
  • Our criminal law duty lawyers guided 5981 adults through their appearance in the Magistrates Courts.
  • 339 children were represented by our duty lawyers in the Childrens Courts.
  • We approved aid for lawyers to defend 2777 people charged with criminal offences.

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 27 June 2019

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