2023 - 2024 NLA Annual Report
National Legal Aid Annual Report for the Financial Year 2023 - 2024
Reports
Research and reports aimed at enhancing legal aid funding and quantitatively assessing legal needs to improve access and outcomes across Australia.
Justice on the Brink
A new report has warned Australia’s already-strapped Legal Assistance sector is under severe pressure from rising demand and needs urgent increased funding to continue delivering vital services for the community.
Funding Legal Aid – Options Paper
The recent independent review of Commonwealth funding identified that Legal Aid Commissions, alongside the broader legal assistance sector, have been critically under-resourced for over a decade and significant investment is needed to meet even current demand.
The Benefits of Providing Access to Justice
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, commissioned by National Legal Aid, has found that the provision of legal aid delivers $600 million in savings to the community, government and the justice system.
These savings are demonstrated most noticeably in legal assistance preventing family violence and stopping it from escalating.
The report found that for every $1 invested in legal aid services by the Commonwealth government an equivalent benefit of $2.25 was delivered. More than half these savings ($378 million) were in supporting women and children escaping domestic and family violence.
Legal Australia-wide survey
The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs.