NATIONAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP 2020-25
A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT between the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT and the STATES and TERRITORIES
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RECOGNISING THEIR MUTUAL INTERESTS
Providing disadvantaged people GREATER ACCESS TO JUSTICE
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COLLABORATING with, and IMPROVING CO-ORDINATION between, LEGAL and NON-LEGAL SECTORS
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Maximising service delivery through EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES
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Approx. $1.925 BILLION will be given to LEGAL AID COMMISSIONS, COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRES, and ATSILS
from 2020
to 2025
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This agreement seeks to BENEFIT and SUPPORT people facing DISADVANTAGE throughout Australia
People experiencing financial disadvantage
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Children and young people
People experiencing, or at risk of, family violence
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Older people (aged over 65 years)
Indigenous Australians
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People in rural or remote areas
People who are culturally and linguistically diverse
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People with a disability
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