Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) may make a grant of legal assistance where a person meets the relevant guideline in relation to the following Commonwealth civil law matters being heard or determined in Victoria:
- general civil matters (Commonwealth civil law guideline 1)
- social security and other Commonwealth benefits (Commonwealth civil law guideline 2)
- migration cases (Commonwealth civil law guideline 3)
- equal opportunity or discrimination cases (Commonwealth civil law guideline 4)
- war veterans' matters (Commonwealth civil law guideline 5)
- certain Federal Court or High Court proceedings (Commonwealth civil law guideline 6)
- proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Commonwealth civil law guideline 7)
- extradition proceedings (Commonwealth civil law guideline 8)
- NDIS administrative appeals (Commonwealth civil law guideline 9)
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