Annual Report 2018 - 2019

(out of session)

Approved a revised fee scale for private lawyers acting in criminal indictable matters captured under early appropriate guilty pleas reform

Approved amendments to family and criminal law policies to clarify the availability of legal aid for people experiencing, or at risk of, domestic or family violence
Approved amendments to civil law policy on sexual assault communications privilege matters to ensure legal aid is available for all ‘protected confiders’
Approved amendments to criminal law policy to reflect sentencing reforms made under the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)
Approved operational changes to migration law policy and associated changes to the representation, means test and contributions policies to enable Legal Aid NSW to maintain service delivery in certain migration matters
Noted the progress report for the Legal Aid NSW Strategic Plan 2018–2019 (Year One Plan)
Approved Legal Aid NSW’s Strategic Law Reform Agenda 2018–2020
Approved amendments to Legal Aid NSW’s conflict of interest policy

Approved amendments to the criminal law guidelines and policies relating to grants of aid in Crown appeals under section 5F of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW)
Approved the appointment of new members to the Legal Aid NSW Review Committee
Noted the progress report for the Legal Aid NSW Domestic and Family Violence Strategy 2016–2018

Approved the revised Audit and Risk Committee Charter and Internal Audit Charter

Resolved that the Audit and Risk Committee prepare an annual report on its activities to the Board
Approved the reappointment of Michael Coleman as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the period 23 June 2019 until 23 June 2021
Approved amendments to the financially associated person test to recognise people belonging to geographically separated households
Approved amendments to criminal law policy so that legal services relating to Commonwealth parole matters can be provided as extended legal assistance services
Approved the removal of a number of redundant civil law policies
Approved amendments to civil law policy for mental health forensic patients to cover applications to the NSW Supreme Court to extend a person’s status as a forensic patient
Approved the Legal Aid NSW Domestic and Family Violence Strategy 2019–2020
Resolved that Legal Aid NSW will upload the information contained in the Legal Topics for Older People Diary 2019 to its website
Noted the progress report for the Legal Aid NSW Strategic Plan 2018–2019 (Year One Plan)

Approved amendments to criminal law policy to include revocation of Commonwealth parole matters
Approved amendments to criminal law policy so that legal services relating to state parole matters can be provided as extended legal assistance services
Noted the progress report for the Legal Aid NSW Strategic Plan 2018–2023

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