2013
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Policy Bulletin No. 9 / 13 (Commonwealth Fee Scale Changes)
6 Dec 2013
The Legal Aid NSW Board has approved changes to the Commonwealth fee scales, effective from 9 December 2013.
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Policy Bulletin No. 8 / 13 (Delegation Instrument – Amounts by which a contribution can be varied or waived)
27 Nov 2013
The delegations for the amounts that can be recommended for a waiver or reduction of an assessed client contribution have been changed to increase consistency in the application of waivers and reductions and to reflect the amounts being waived or reduced. See Policy Bulletin for further details about the changes.
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Policy Bulletin No. 7/13 (Criminal Law Policy – Prisoners matters)
5 Nov 2013
The Legal Aid NSW Board has approved an amendment to the Criminal Law Policy specifying that legal aid is available to prisoners to seek a review by the Supreme Court of certain decisions made by the State Parole Authority, the Serious Offenders Review Council and the Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW which have a substantial impact on parole. Refer to the Policy Bulletin for further details about the policy change.
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2013 No 6-13 (Local Court Defended Hearings)
4 Nov 2013
At the June Board meeting, the Legal Aid NSW Board approved changes to the Local Court Criminal Law Policy in relation to defended hearings in the Local Court. The changes will apply to applications received on or after 4 November 2013: See Policy Bulletin for further details about the policy change
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Policy Bulletin No. 3/13 - Civil Law Policies – Public Interest Environment matters
8 May 2013
The Legal Aid NSW Board has decided that from 1 July 2013 aid will no longer be available for public interest environment matters. See Policy Bulletin for further information about the changes.
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Policy Bulletin No.1-13 - Criminal Law Policies - High Risk Offenders
7 May 2013
The Legal Aid NSW Board has approved making legal aid available for matters under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006. See Policy Bulletin for further details.
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Policy Bulletin No. 2/13 - Civil Law Policies – Available funds
6 May 2013
Legal Aid NSW has decided that funds are not available for some civil law matters. See Policy Bulletin for further information about the changes.