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December 15, 2005

Report recommends legal aid rate improvements

News release50.14 KB
Backgrounder55.58 KB

November 23, 2005

Victoria lawyers’ achievements recognized

News release46.36 KB
Backgrounder53.29 KB

October 26, 2005

Legal advice eligibility limits raised

Legal advice eligibility limits raised61.97 KB

October 11, 2005

Legal aid financial eligibility levels relaxed

News release44.59 KB
Backgrounder50.76 KB

July 27, 2005

Legal aid rolls out Supreme Court family duty counsel services

News release44.35 KB
Backgrounder56.93 KB

May 25, 2005

Legal aid to provide limited Supreme Court family referrals

News release35.61 KB
Backgrounder49.89 KB

May 9, 2005

Legal aid LawLINE, Call Centre scripts now multilingual

Arabic92.24 KB
Chinese125.31 KB
English63.82 KB
Farsi118.36 KB
French66.02 KB
Punjabi80.41 KB
Spanish69.85 KB
Vietnamese218.45 KB

March 1, 2005

Legal aid information and advice projects extended

Legal aid information and advice projects extended33.27 KB

February 28, 2005

Family legal aid services enhanced

Family legal aid services enhanced41.48 KB

February 9, 2005

More people to qualify for legal aid

Announcement32.52 KB
Backgrounder38.26 KB
Fact sheet68.25 KB

February 1, 2005

Legal aid funding increase to help most vulnerable

News release37.7 KB
Backgrounder31.39 KB

January 4, 2005

LSS local agent retires

LSS local agent retires29.13 KB