Quick Statistics from 2010-2011

Legal Advice Services

  • 28,237 face to face advice interviews
  • 66,672 telephone advice services

Child Support Unit

  • 2,512 face to face appointments
  • 2,263 telephone advice services

Legal Aid Grants

  • 14,170 applicants were granted legal aid, compared with 18,315 applications (a decrease of 1,277 on 2009-10 requests for legal aid)

Criminal Law

  • 11,165 grants in criminal law matters (represented by the in-house practice and private practitioners)

Family Law

  • 2,431 grants in family law matters (938 represented by the in-house practice and 1,643 represented by private practitioners)

Civil Law

  • 574 grants of aid in civil law matters (represented by the in-house practice and private practitioners)

Duty Solicitor Services

  • 16,443 people assisted by the Commission's duty solicitor service in the Magistrates Court and the Youth Court.  Demand has increased 9% on the year prior.

Community Legal Education Sessions

  • A record 8,872 attendees at 319 legal information sessions held by Commission presenters across South Australia.



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