| Description |
xxxv, 242 pages ; 25 cm |
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Senate report / Legal and Constitutional References Committee |
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Parliamentary paper / Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 0727-4181 ; no. 124 of 2004 |
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Australia. Parliament. Senate. Legal and Constitutional References Committee.
Report
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Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; 2004, no. 124
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Legal aid funding -- Ch. 3. Demand and unmet legal need: the lack of data -- Ch. 4. Women and family law -- Ch. 5. Indigenous legal services -- Ch. 6. Legal aid in outer-metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas -- Ch. 7. Migrants and refugees -- Ch. 8. Other groups with particular needs -- Ch. 9. Pro bono legal services -- Ch. 10. Self-represented litigants -- Ch. 11. Community legal centres -- Minority report by Government Senators |
| Summary |
The Terms of Reference for this inquiry were to examine: "The capacity of current legal aid and access to justice arrangements to meet the community need for legal assistance, including: (a) The performance of current arrangements in achieving national equity and uniform access to justice across Australia, includng in outer-metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas; (b) The implications of current arrangements in particular types of matters, including criminal law matters, family law matters and civil law matters; and (c) The impact of current arrangements on the wider community, including community legal services, pro bono legal services and levels of self-representation |
| Analysis |
Legal services |
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Legal aid |
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Accessibility |
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Federal state finances |
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Key item |
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Electronic resource |
| Notes |
"June 2004" |
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Chair: Nick Bolkus |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references |
| Notes |
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet. Address as at 28/07/04: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/legalaidjustice/report/contents.htm |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader required for PDF file |
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Commonwealth of Australia 2004 |
| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- Australia.
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Legal aid -- Australia -- Evaluation.
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| Author |
Bolkus, Nick
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| ISBN |
0642714088 |
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