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Crime - core areas of legal aid work
2. State parole matters
Extended legal assistance is available to applicants for State Parole and Serious Offender Review Council matters to make:
- applications under s160 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act
- applications for review hearings at the SPA
- manifest Injustice Applications
- submissions to the Serious Offender Review Council.
To be eligible for Extended Legal Assistance a client must satisfy the following eligibility tests:
- Extended Legal Assistance Means Test
- Extended Legal Assistance Merit Test.
Note: Applicants in custody are deemed to be vulnerable by virtue of their circumstances.
Note: Assistance in these matters will be dependent on the capacity of the Criminal Law Division.