Panels, audit and practice standards
Legal Aid NSW Panels are established under section 50(1) of the Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW).
Practitioners must be appointed to a Panel before undertaking legally aided work unless exceptional circumstances exist.
Panel members sign a service agreement agreeing to comply with practice standards and Legal Aid NSW’s policies and guidelines. Practitoners compliance with the service agreement is monitored through an audit process.
In this area you will find everything you need to know about panels, audit and practice standards. For example how to apply for appointment to a Panel, copies of panel practice standards and information about the audit process.