National Legal Aid represents the eight independent Legal Aid Commissions in each state and territory of Australia. These commissions work collaboratively to deliver essential legal services, making sure that justice is accessible to all Australians. We strive to support those who are most in need, ensuring fair and equitable legal outcomes.
National Legal Aid represents the eight independent Legal Aid Commissions in each state and territory of Australia. These commissions work collaboratively to deliver essential legal services, making sure that justice is accessible to all Australians. We strive to support those who are most in need, ensuring fair and equitable legal outcomes.
Grants of Aid Approved
Legal Advice & Legal Task Services (including 269,578 legal advice sessions and 34,915 legal tasks)
Duty Lawyer Services
Family Dispute Resolution Conferences
National Legal Aid is led by a team of dedicated professionals with extensive experience in the legal aid sector. Our people are passionate about ensuring that legal assistance is available to all who need it. We believe in the power of collaboration and are proud to work alongside a network of committed legal professionals across Australia.
Annmarie Lumsden, NLA Chair, CEO Legal Services Commission SA
Monique Hitter, NLA Deputy Co-Chair, CEO Legal Aid NSW
Helen De Brito, NLA Deputy Co-Chair, Director Legal Aid WA
Dr John Boersig PSM, CEO Legal Aid ACT
Nicky Davies, CEO Legal Aid Queensland
Kristen Wylie, Director Tasmania Legal Aid
Toby Hemming, CEO Victoria Legal Aid
Catherine Voumard, Director Legal Aid NT
Katherine Mckernan, Executive Director
Feiyi Zhang, Policy and Project Manager
Katherine Post, Policy and Project Manager
Caitlin Boyce, Administration Officer
National Legal Aid's vision for the future is one where all people experiencing disadvantage have access to legal assistance and fair justice outcomes that contribute to safe, thriving families and communities.
The purpose of our strategic plan aims to establish a national legal aid system that
- is sustainable and responsive to the needs of local communities,
- utilises our expertise and leadership to improve legal assistance and drive law reform, and
- to foster trusted partnerships with government, community, and legal assistance providers.
We have developed six primary goals for the next five years as we move Towards 2030...
Ensure people facing disadvantage obtain legal representation by increasing core funding from all levels of government.
Advocate for the safety and well-being of families and children within the legal and justice systems.
Implement Closing the Gap including delivering culturally safe services, supporting more First Nations services & partnering with First Nations legal assistance partners on justice issues.
Advocate for people experiencing disadvantage in civil law strategic areas including income and child support, disability, migration and disaster.
Establish a nationwide evidence base to demonstrate legal need and the impact of legal assistance for disadvantaged clients.
Ensure safe and sustainable working conditions and culture to attract and retain a strong and engaged legal aid workforce.
This plan provides an overview of National Legal Aid's strategic plan for the next five years. It identifies the vision, purpose, and goals of our work towards 2030.
It answers the questions of who we are, who we support, how we work, what we offer, and our impact.
This plan outlines how we will measure success, the benefits of our work and a five year strategic operating plan for the NLA Directorate.
This plan will be reported on as a regular agenda item at NLA Directors meetings and will be reviewed annually.
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