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Grants handbook

The Grants handbook sets out how to apply for a grant of legal assistance and the guidelines and conditions of receiving a grant. It also explains the payment structures for private lawyers who perform legal aid work.

Chapter 1. Victoria Legal Aid - PDF, 82.8kb Grants handbook chapter about Victoria Legal Aid, including legal services and locations Published 21-07-2008
Chapter 2. Qualifying for legal assistance - PDF, 1.7mb Grants handbook chapter about qualifying for legal assistance, including the means test, the reciprocity agreement and the UN convention on the recovery abroad of maintenance Published 21-07-2008
Chapter 3. Applying for legal assistance - PDF, 226.7kb Grants handbook chapter about applying for legal assistance, including financial information, where to send the application, late applications, false statements and assessment of the application Published 21-07-2008
Chapter 4. Conditions of assistance - PDF, 209.1kb Grants handbook chapter about conditions of assistance, including the general terms of legal assistance, contributions, charges on property, costs payable by VLA, limits on assistance Published 21-07-2008
Chapter 5. Private practitioners and legal aid - PDF, 158.0kb Grants handbook chapter about work guidelines for private practitioners and legal aid, including the referral panel, stage of matter limits, extending a grant of legal assistance and abandonment of legal assistance Published 21-07-2008
Chapter 6. Payments for private practitioners - PDF, 1.0mb Grants handbook chapter about costs payable to private practitioners, including lump sum fees, interim claims for costs and disbursements and solitors' professional costs Published 21-07-2008
Chapter 7. Reconsiderations, reviews, complaints & disputes - PDF, 46.7kb Grants handbook chapter about reconsiderations, review and complaints about the provision of legal assistance Published 21-07-2008
Chapter 8. Other providers of legal aid - PDF, 42.6kb Grants handbook chapter about legal aid services provided by community legal centres, LIV, public interest law clearing house, etc Published 21-07-2008