Policies
6. Civil law matters - when legal aid is available
6.15A. Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act matters
6.15A.1 Proceedings before a Magistrate
Legal aid is available to dependent persons for proceedings under the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007 (NSW) (the Act) for:
- reviews of the issuing of dependency certificates under section 34 of the Act, and
- applications to extend dependency certificates under section 36 of the Act.
6.15A.2 Appeals to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)
Legal aid is available to dependent persons for appeals to the Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division of NCAT under section 45 of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007 (NSW).
To be eligible for legal aid the applicant must satisfy:
- the Means Test, and
- the Merit Test
Date last published: 05/12/2022