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This template assists Legal Services Providers (LSPs) complete quarterly expenditure reporting under the Head Agreement.

This guide assists legal services providers (LSPs) on the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel to complete and upload the Pro Bono Work and Value Add Services Reports 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.

This application form is for assistance with legal representation costs and/or disbursements arising from an entity engaging with the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements (the Royal Commission).

The Commonwealth Guidelines for Financial Assistance 2012 establishes the royal commissions and inquiries scheme. This addendum modifies the operation of the Guidelines with regard to applications for legal financial assistance in relation to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements..

Apply for and register your consent to a nationally coordinated criminal history check.

Apply for legal financial assistance with the cost of defending an overseas criminal matter involving the death penalty.

In July 2019, the Australian Government Legal Service (AGLS) Transition Steering Committee circulated its discussion paper on the transition to the AGLS as part of its formal consultations with government lawyers. The results of this consultation will inform the Committee’s recommendations on the proposed governance structure for the AGLS.

Updated information for government lawyers on becoming a member of the Australian Government Legal Service (AGLS).

Apply for assistance with legal representation costs and disbursement costs that result from engaging with the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

The Australian Government is funding legal financial assistance to individuals and entities to assist with meeting the costs of legal representation and disbursements associated with engaging with the Royal Commission. The application form should be completed and emailed finass@ag.gov.au with the required attachments.

The current court structure and overlapping family law jurisdiction between the Family Court and FCC leads to significant inefficiencies, confusion, delays, additional costs and unequal experiences for many families. This results in poor outcomes for some children and families. The reforms will address these inefficiencies.

This document applies to the assessment of costs relating to Commonwealth Legal Financial Assistance grants and is used to determine whether costs claimed under grants of financial assistance are reasonable.

Listing of the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel areas of law and practice.

On 2 August 2019, the Attorney-General announced legislative amendments to allow reporting of consumer financial hardship information. The amendments will indicate to credit providers those customers who have entered into financial hardship arrangement and enable people experiencing financial difficulty to demonstrate good credit reporting behaviour by complying with the hardship arrangement.