Table of contents
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Table of contents
- 1 – Introduction
- 2 – Types of matters that may be assisted
- 3 – Criminal law guidelines
- 4 – Commonwealth family law and child support guidelines
- 5 – Commonwealth civil law guidelines
- 6 – State family guidelines
- 7 – State civil law guidelines
- 8 – Standard grants assessment process
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9 – Simplified grants assessment process
- Notes on the guidelines – simplified grants assessment process
- 10 – Referral and practitioner panels
- 11 – Means test
- 12 – Commonwealth merits test
- 13 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
- 14 – Special circumstances
- 15 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
- 16 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
- 17 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
- 18 – Standard terms and conditions
- 19 – Contributions and overdue payments
- 20 – Abandoning legal assistance
- 21 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
- 22 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
- 23 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- 24 – Compliance reviews
- 25 – Privacy protection
- 26 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoices, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Notes on the guidelines – simplified grants assessment process
The documents below should be read in conjunction with the guidelines for assistance contained in the VLA Handbook for lawyers.
These notes provide assistance in interpreting the Handbook, and direct practitioners using the simplified grants process as to how to apply the guidelines. Practitioners must make recommendations that are consistent with these notes.
See also: Section 29A panel practitioner manual
| Simplified grants process: notes on guidelines - PDF, 272.0kb These notes provide assistance in interpreting the Handbook and form a directive to practitioners as to how to apply the guidelines. | |
| Simplified grants process: social security practice notes on guidelines - PDF, 52.0kb Guidance for VLA in-house practitioners submitting applications for assistance from the Social Security Practice. | |
| Simplified grants process: VOCAT notes on guidelines - PDF, 31.0kb Guidance for VLA in-house practitioners submitting applications for assistance for applications to the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT). |