The Legal Aid Commission of NSW was established under the Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW) as an independent statutory body with a mandate to provide effective, efficient and economical legal services that are available and accessible to disadvantaged people in NSW.

Legal Aid NSW has a Board that is responsible for establishing its broad policies and strategic plans.

Daily management and operations are overseen by the CEO, who reports to the NSW Attorney General. The 21 senior executive staff listed in the Senior Executive section of this annual report assist the CEO. The CEO is also a member of the Board.

Our work is supported by a range of plans and policies that establish procedural requirements, standards and priorities, as well as compliance with the Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW).

Our controlled entities and subsidiaries

A chart displaying our controlled entities and subsidiaries. In the bottom row, directors and key internal committees are shown to report to our CEO. In the row above, our CEO is shown to report to the Legal Aid NSW Board and the Attorney General of NSW. In the same row, the Legal Aid Review Committee (under section 56 of the Act) and the Audit and Risk Committee are shown to report to the Legal Aid NSW Board. The Board reports to the Attorney General of NSW, which sits on the row above. There is a line connecting the Attorney General of NSW to the Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW), which is positioned in the top row.

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Chair's report

CEO's report

Our staff

Reports and attestations

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