Guide to Legal Aid

• Applying for Legal Aid
  • The Legal Aid Panel
  • Documents to Lodge
  • When to Lodge the Application
     
• Eligibility
• Commonwealth Guidelines
• Conditions
• Payment
  
   

Costs

• Civil Law Cost Scale
   
• Family Law Cost Scale
   
• Criminal Law Cost Scale
   
• Expensive Criminal Cases Funding Agreement
   
• Fees and Disbursements for Expert Witnesses
  
  
   

Latest Updated Practitioner Forms

•  Application for Legal Aid
• Current Financial Statement

Resources

• Legal Aid Application form
• Current financial statement
• Magistrates Court Legal Aid Enquiry Form
• Criminal law proforma letters
• Statutory charge
   

Latest Notices to Practitioners

• Legal Aid Criminal Trial Representation

• Guilty Pleas Sentencing Discount
   
• Sentencing Discount Flowchart
   

Duty Solicitor Handbook

• Duty Solicitor Handbook
   
• Feedback
   

Library Services

The John Gray Memorial Library at the Legal Services Commission provides a comprehensive information and research service to Commission staff, as as library services to community agencies and private practitioners acting on legal aid assignments. The library has a wide range of resources including access to some online databases.

• Library Services

Disaster Legal Relief Register

The local legal profession is now being approched to support the roll-out of a pro-bono legal assistance project that will assist South Australians in time of crisis or natural disaster. Voluntary practitioners are sought to register and be on call to provide legal asistance in the event of a State emergency.

• Register to assist DisasterLegalHelpSA

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