Guidelines
2. Family law matters
2.20 Funding for drug testing
Legal aid is generally not available to fund court-ordered drug testing in family law matters.
Legal Aid NSW will only consider funding for court-ordered drug tests where:
- the subject of the drug test order is a legally aided party in a parenting matter, and
- the report will materially affect the outcome of the matter and is the only risk factor in consideration, and
- the report is necessary to finalise the matter, and
- where an Independent Children’s Lawyer is involved, they support the need for a one-off drug test.
Date last published: 21/11/2022