A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT between the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT and the STATES and TERRITORIES
RECOGNISING THEIR MUTUAL INTERESTS
Providing disadvantaged people GREATER ACCESS TO JUSTICE
COLLABORATING with, and IMPROVING CO-ORDINATION between, LEGAL and NON-LEGAL SECTORS
Maximising service delivery through EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES
Approx. $1.925 BILLION will be given to LEGAL AID COMMISSIONS, COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRES, and ATSILS

from 2020

to 2025

This agreement seeks to BENEFIT and SUPPORT people facing DISADVANTAGE throughout Australia
People experiencing financial disadvantage
Children and young people
People experiencing, or at risk of, family violence
Older people (aged over 65 years)
Indigenous Australians
People in rural or remote areas
People who are culturally and linguistically diverse
People with a disability
The objective of the NLAP is to contribute to INTEGRATED, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE and APPROPRIATE legal assistance services which are focussed on IMPROVING outcomes and keeping the justice system WITHIN REACH for vulnerable people facing disadvantage, within available resources.
 
 
The SUCCESS AND EFFECTIVENESS of this agreement will be MONITORED AND ASSESSED by the Australian Government and States and Territories
Through COLLABORATION, INFORMATION SHARING, MEETINGS and REPORTS