Legal Aid NSWs new online policy resource sets out our policies and guidelines for applying for legal aid and administering grants of legal aid.

Policy Online includes Legal Aid NSW policies, the guidelines for the policies, a glossary of terms and criminal law practice directions. Policy Online is intended to provide staff, private practitioners and the community with easy access to our policies. It is easy to use and has useful links within the policies and also to external resources and information.

You will find answers to questions such as, the types of matters for which legal aid is available, how to qualify for legal aid and the conditions that apply to grants of legal aid.

Legal Aid NSW welcomes any feedback you may have about Policy Online. Forward your comments to Aideen McGarrigle by email: aideen.mcgarrigle@legalaid.nsw.gov.au

If you would like a summary of Legal Aid NSW policies see attached Policies in Brief [PDF File - 77KB]

If you would like to appeal a decision made by Legal Aid NSW, please download an appeal form.

The Navigation Manual [PDF File - 679KB] will provide you with practical guidance on how to navigate and use Policy Online.

Policies Legal Aid NSW aims to provide quality legal services to the socially and economically disadvantaged people of NSW. So that our services are provided fairly and consistently to reach the people most in need, Legal Aid NSW applies policies for granting and administering grants of legal aid.		Guidelines The guidelines provide further information on how the policies are to be applied by setting out certain requirements which need to be observed when applying the policies. The guidelines are intended to be read with the relevant policy.
Practice Procedures and Directions The Practice Procedures and Directions integrate different resources and information for use, including procedural manuals, solicitor practice kits for example, the Mental Health Practice Kit and Practice Directions from the Director Criminal Law.		Glossary This is a dictionary of terms commonly used by Legal Aid NSW. The glossary is available in the text of the policies and guidelines and can be read by putting your curser over the word. If you want to print out the definition, left click on your mouse and print out the break-out page.