Legal System Publications

Subsection 3.5(d) of the Commonwealth Guidelines for Financial Assistance 2012 (the Guidelines) establishes the royal commissions and inquiries scheme. This addendum modifies the operation of the Guidelines with regard to applications for legal financial assistance associated with the inquiries of the Royal Commission into Defence Veteran Suicide.

The Annual Certificate of Compliance is a document that agencies complete at the end of each financial year to set out the extent to which the agency believes it has complied with the Legal Services Directions 2017.

Data is collected in accordance with the manual across the legal assistance sector. To ensure that the document remains relevant and is fit-for-purpose we will conduct an annual review in consultation with state and territory governments and the legal assistance sector.

The National Legal Assistance Data Strategy was developed in accordance with the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020-25 (NLAP). It sets the policy framework for the collection, storage, reporting, transmission, and analysis of data that is collected and reported under the NLAP.

The department conducted an inquiry into the use of the term good faith in civil penalty and offence provisions in Commonwealth legislation. The inquiry reported to the Attorney-General on 1 November 2021.

The following submissions were received in response to the industry consultation on financial products and the Personal Property Securities Act.

In support of its role in monitoring compliance with the Legal Services Directions 2017, OLSC publishes statistical information about non-compliance. This document includes compliance statistics for the 2019-20 financial year.

The Legal Aid Schemes and Services Approval 2023 allows people who receive legal assistance from the organisations listed within it to be exempt from paying court fees.

We are seeking stakeholder submissions on possible changes to the bankruptcy system to inform the government’s ongoing response to address the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Exposure Draft of the Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 is an updated version of the Bankruptcy Regulations 1996, with minor and technical amendments.

This discussion paper provides an explanation of the key changes in the Bankruptcy Regulations 2021, and seeks stakeholder views on the new regulations.

A statement of the Attorney-General’s Department’s legal services expenditure for the 2019–20 financial year.

The Australian Government is providing additional funding for the legal assistance sector to help address the impact of COVID-19.

The Australian Government is providing additional funding for the legal assistance sector to assist with bushfire response and recovery.

This addendum modifies the operation of the Guidelines with regard to applications for legal financial assistance associated with the inquiries of the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (the National Commissioner).

In support of its role in monitoring compliance with the Legal Services Directions 2017, OLSC publishes statistical information about non-compliance. This document includes compliance statistics for the 2018-19 financial year.

We are seeking views of industry experts on the provisions in the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 regarding financial property and intermediated securities.

The Guide to Managing Sunsetting of Legislative Instruments provides a detailed overview of the sunsetting regime as well as templates to apply for thematic review and exemptions.

Legal services providers (LSPs) should use this template to upload the Pro Bono Work Report to the online portal.

Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel guide to assist Legal Services Providers (LSPs) complete quarterly expenditure reporting under the Head Agreement.