Financial Legal Assistance Schemes
Overview
The Attorney-General's Department administers a range of statutory and non-statutory legal financial assistance schemes. Legal financial assistance schemes Commonwealth public interest and test cases scheme Disbursement support scheme Overseas child abduction scheme Serious overseas criminal matters scheme Special circumstances scheme Other legal financial assistance schemes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984, section 30: Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, sections 54C and 74A Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, section 30A and section 69: Australian Crime Commission Act 2002, section 27: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, section 46PU: Competition and Consumer Act 2010, section 170: Defence Force Discipline Appeals Regulations 1957, regulation 11: Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, sections 324(1) and 326(1), (4) and (5): Freedom of Information Act 1982, section 66: Judiciary Act 1903, section 69(3) and section 78B(4): Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987, subsection 6(7): Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, section 103 and section 221: Privacy Act 1988, section 63: Proceeds of Crime Act 1987, section 102: War Crimes Act 1945, section 19:
Key Information
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- Native Title Respondent FundingFunding is available under section 213A of the Native Title Act 1993 for respondents whose interests are adversely affected or who benefit from Indigenous Land Use Agreements.
- Disbursement Support SchemeAvailable to individuals involved in Commonwealth, non-criminal law matters who cannot receive legal aid or assistance from other schemes. Applicants must demonstrate the merits of their case and inability to pay costs.
- ASIO SchemeApplicants must be subject to a warrant under Division 3 of Part III of the ASIO Act 1979 and not receiving financial assistance from a legal aid commission.
- Legal representation costs
- Disbursement costs
Consideration of whether a respondent's interests are adversely affected or if they derive significant benefit.
Assistance must be reasonable in all circumstances.
- Method
- Contact
- finass@ag.gov.au
- •Applications must be complete with all required documentation.
- •Funding is not available for counsel fees or court filing fees under the disbursement scheme.
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