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  The Australian Legal Assistance Forum has been established to enable the members to consider and address Australian legal assistance issues in a co-operative way and to make recommendations on those issues in a co-ordinated fashion.
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  Integral to our policy and advocacy role is the constructive advice, guidance and direction we provide to government. This page contains the submissions NLA has made to various Commonwealth Government and Parliamentary inquiries.
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  Research and reports aimed at enhancing legal aid funding and quantitatively assessing legal needs to improve access and outcomes across Australia.
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- With You Training
  With You is a national training program for trauma-informed, rights-based legal services to people experiencing distress, mental health concerns or suicidality.
- Independent Children’s Lawyers
  The National Independent Children’s Lawyer Program supports ICLs across Australia advocating for children's best interests in family law proceedings.
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  amica helps couples reach amicable agreements about property settlements and parenting arrangements – and it enables them to record those agreements in plain language.
- Family Advocacy and Support Service
  The Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) is an integrated duty lawyer and social worker service for those affected by family violence.
- Family Violence Law Help
  Family Violence Law Help is a national website for people wanting to understand domestic and family violence, the law and where to get help.
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Home
About
Policy & advocacy
- ALAF
  The Australian Legal Assistance Forum has been established to enable the members to consider and address Australian legal assistance issues in a co-operative way and to make recommendations on those issues in a co-ordinated fashion.
- Submissions
  Integral to our policy and advocacy role is the constructive advice, guidance and direction we provide to government. This page contains the submissions NLA has made to various Commonwealth Government and Parliamentary inquiries.
- Reports
  Research and reports aimed at enhancing legal aid funding and quantitatively assessing legal needs to improve access and outcomes across Australia.
National Services
- With You Training
  With You is a national training program for trauma-informed, rights-based legal services to people experiencing distress, mental health concerns or suicidality.
- Independent Children’s Lawyers
  The National Independent Children’s Lawyer Program supports ICLs across Australia advocating for children's best interests in family law proceedings.
- amica
  amica helps couples reach amicable agreements about property settlements and parenting arrangements – and it enables them to record those agreements in plain language.
- Family Advocacy and Support Service
  The Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) is an integrated duty lawyer and social worker service for those affected by family violence.
- Family Violence Law Help
  Family Violence Law Help is a national website for people wanting to understand domestic and family violence, the law and where to get help.
News

15 May, 2024

Legal Aid urges Federal Government to make long term investment in legal assistance

A coalition of legal assistance services are calling on the Federal and State/Territory Governments to introduce a series of reforms to address...

Recent news articles

03 December, 2024

National Legal Aid welcomes National Access to Justice Partnership funding commitment but warns of ongoing service delivery pressure points

31 October, 2024

Inquiry highlights the acute need for ongoing funding of disaster legal services

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics have published their report on the inquiry into insurer’s responses to 2022 major flood claims Flood failure to future fairness.

29 October, 2024

Independent Children’s Lawyer Program at Crisis Point

Legal Aid Commissions face a nation-wide crisis in the sustainability of the Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) Program. The challenges for these lawyers was a key discussion point at the National Independent Children’s Lawyer conference held in Perth yesterday, where more than 100 Independent Children’s Lawyers were in attendance.

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