Handbook

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
• 20 – Contributions and overdue payments
• 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