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    • 1 – Introduction
    • 2 – Types of matters that may be assisted
    • 3 – Criminal law guidelines
    • 4 – Commonwealth family law and child support guidelines
    • 4.1 – Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties Scheme
    • 5 – Commonwealth civil law guidelines
    • 6 – State family guidelines
    • 7 – State civil law guidelines
    • 8 – Public interest and strategic litigation
    • 9 – Standard grants assessment process
    • 10 – Simplified grants assessment process
    • 11 – Referral and practitioner panels
    • 12 – Means test
    • 13 – Commonwealth merits test
    • 14 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
    • 15 – Special circumstances
    • 16 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
    • 17 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
    • 18 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
    • 19 – Standard terms and conditions
    • 21 – Abandoning legal assistance
    • 22 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
    • 23 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
    • 24 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
    • 25 – Compliance reviews
    • 26 – Privacy protection
    • 27 – Complaints and feedback
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Table of contents

  • 1 – Introduction
  • 2 – Types of matters that may be assisted
  • 3 – Criminal law guidelines
  • 4 – Commonwealth family law and child support guidelines
  • 4.1 – Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties Scheme
  • 5 – Commonwealth civil law guidelines
  • 6 – State family guidelines
  • 7 – State civil law guidelines
  • 8 – Public interest and strategic litigation
  • 9 – Standard grants assessment process
  • 10 – Simplified grants assessment process
  • 11 – Referral and practitioner panels
  • 12 – Means test
  • 13 – Commonwealth merits test
  • 14 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
  • 15 – Special circumstances
  • 16 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
  • 17 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
  • 18 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
  • 19 – Standard terms and conditions
  • 21 – Abandoning legal assistance
  • 22 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
  • 23 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
  • 24 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
  • 25 – Compliance reviews
  • 26 – Privacy protection
  • 27 – Complaints and feedback
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Last updated: 10 Feb 2020

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