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.
National Legal Aid is urging the government to include funding for key strategic priorities in the 2026–27 budget to uphold access to justice. These include baseline funding to meet demand in the Federal Circuit and Family Court for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, ongoing support for the NDIS Appeals Program, and preventing the Permanent Protection Visa Program and disaster response legal services from ending due to funding cliffs.
Using consultation with relevant groups and drawing on a wide catalogue of previous research and advice, the submission made three broad recommendations.
- Focus on the Closing the Gap Target 11 - By 2031, reduce the rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people (10-17 years) in detention by at least 30 per cent
- Detention to be a measure of last resort
- Improved operations of the youth justice detention system
Family LawDomestic and Family ViolenceChild Support
NLA submission letter to Committee Secretary on Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs regarding the Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024.
The feedback on the draft list provided by National Legal Aid (NLA) has been developed in consultation with Legal Aid Commissions across the country, who have provided invaluable insights due to their work through the national NDIS Appeals Program.
National Legal Aid (NLA) is of the view that it is essential to have a better understanding of how the legislative amendments will be implemented in practice when providing comment on the legislation.
Legal aid commissions see first-hand the impacts of the current gaps in national co-ordination and collaboration within
the legal system. The following four recommendations are focused on a national approach to improving safety and access
to justice for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence.
The NLA Submission on the Financial Services Regulatory Framework in Relation to Financial Abuse explores the pressing issue of financial abuse within the context of financial services, focusing on the experiences of victims and the current regulatory responses.
NLA has significant concerns with the content of the Migration Amendment (Removals and
Other Measures) Bill 2024 and has identified sections that are unclear and potentially
contradictory.
NLA strongly supports the objectives and intention of the ART Bills and welcomes the majority of the changes outlined by the Bills, particularly the abolishment of the Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA), improved focus and monitoring of systemic issues, the increased accountability and transparency of decision-making and the improved supports for vulnerable people in navigating the administrative review system.
The NLA Submission on the recommendations by the 'Have Your Say' Disability Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with disability (the DRC).
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