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Financial Legal Assistance Schemes

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Attorney-General's Department · Australia

The Attorney-General's Department administers a range of statutory and non-statutory legal financial assistance schemes. Funding supports eligible legal matters under specific Commonwealth schemes, including public interest and test cases, disbursement support, overseas child abduction matters, and serious overseas criminal matters.

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Deadline

Rolling / Ongoing

Location

Australia

Who Can Apply

Must relate to eligible Commonwealth legal financial assistance schemes or specified legislation. Not available for criminal charges in Australia or legal matters under state or territory laws. Generally not available to applicants who can meet their own legal costs without serious financial difficulty. Overseas legal actions are generally excluded unless covered by specified overseas schemes; pre-application costs are generally not funded unless reimbursement is allowed.

The Attorney-General's Department cannot help people facing criminal charges in Australia or with legal matters under state or territory laws. For these matters, applicants should contact their local legal aid office. The department will not generally grant funding for overseas legal actions unless under the Serious Overseas Criminal Matters Scheme, the Overseas Child Abduction Scheme, or the Special Circumstances Scheme; to people who can meet their legal costs without incurring serious financial difficulty; or for costs incurred before an application is made, unless the scheme allows for reimbursement.

What's Funded

Funding may support legal representation, legal disbursements, and case-related legal costs for matters covered by the department's legal financial assistance schemes and specified Commonwealth legislation.

Expected Outcomes

Applicants receive assistance to pursue eligible legal matters, including representation or disbursement support, with applications assessed under the Commonwealth Guidelines for Legal Financial Assistance and related scheme rules.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

individualindigenous_organisationother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communityother

Keywords

legal assistancelegal servicespublic interest casestest casesdisbursement supportoverseas child abductionserious overseas criminal matterscommonwealth guidelines

Official Grant Page

Attorney-General's Department

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Financial Legal Assistance Schemes?

The Financial Legal Assistance Schemes is a non-profit grant offered by Attorney-General's Department in Australia. The Attorney-General's Department administers a range of statutory and non-statutory legal financial assistance schemes. Funding supports eligible legal matters under specific Commonwealth schemes, including public interest and test cases, disbursement support, overseas child abduction matters, and serious overseas criminal matters.

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