National Legal Aid is pleased to make available the final report from our landmark national Private Practitioners Census 2024.
In Australia, legal aid is provided via a mixed model by directly employed, in-house practitioners, and practitioners working privately who are paid from the legal aid grants that Legal Aid Commissions (LACs) allocate to approved clients.
This report focuses on the group who perform the bulk of legal aid representation: private practitioners.
Findings come from a survey of 1010 private practitioners who obtained or sought legal aid work via the panels or preferred supplier lists managed by Legal Aid Commissions in each State and Territory.
