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.
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Chapter 1. Victoria Legal Aid - PDF, 82.8kb
Grants handbook chapter about Victoria Legal Aid, including legal services and locations
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Published
21-07-2008
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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
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Published
21-07-2008
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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
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Published
21-07-2008
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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
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Published
21-07-2008
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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
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Published
21-07-2008
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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
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Published
21-07-2008
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Chapter 7. Reconsiderations, reviews, complaints & disputes - PDF, 46.7kb
Grants handbook chapter about reconsiderations, review and complaints about the provision of legal assistance
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Published
21-07-2008
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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
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Published
21-07-2008
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