Table of contents
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Table of contents
- 1 – Introduction
- 2 – Types of matters that may be assisted
- 3 – Criminal law guidelines
- 4 – Commonwealth family law and child support guidelines
- 5 – Commonwealth civil law guidelines
- 6 – State family guidelines
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7 – State civil law guidelines
- Guideline 1 – general civil claims of $5000 or more
- Guideline 2 – Mental Health Review Board cases
- Guideline 3 – guardianship and/or administration cases in the Guardianship List
- Guideline 4 – coronial inquests
- Guideline 5 – equal opportunity or discrimination cases
- Guideline 5a – Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal cases
- Guideline 6 – family violence protection order cases
- Guideline 6a – personal safety intervention order cases
- Guideline 7 – adoption
- Guideline 8 – State civil law matters that will not be assisted
- Guideline 10 – infringements cases
- Guideline 11 – witnesses appearing before the Chief Examiner or Examiner
- Guideline 12 – social security cases at the ARO and SSAT stages
- Guideline 13 – drought legal assistance package
- 8 – Public interest and strategic litigation
- 9 – Standard grants assessment process
- 10 – Simplified grants assessment process
- 11 – Referral and practitioner panels
- 12 – Means test
- 13 – Commonwealth merits test
- 14 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
- 15 – Special circumstances
- 16 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
- 17 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
- 18 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
- 19 – Standard terms and conditions
- 20 – Contributions and overdue payments
- 21 – Abandoning legal assistance
- 22 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
- 23 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
- 24 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- 25 – Compliance reviews
- 26 – Privacy protection
- 27 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoice, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Guideline 5a – Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal cases
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) may make a grant of legal assistance to a person applying in the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal to be represented by an in-house practitioner where the case meets the State reasonableness test.
Where assistance is granted pursuant to this guideline, contributions assessed under the means test and equitable charges required under the Debt policy will be waived.
Documentary requirements
Applications under this guideline are normally only within the simplified grants assessment process.
Lawyers seeking a grant of legal assistance via the simplified grants assessment process should submit a completed simplified VLA application form and a Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal checklist only after ensuring that the following documents are retained on file unless they are requested by VLA for assessment:
- a reference to guideline 5a
- the lawyer’s assessment of how the matter meets the State reasonableness test
- documentary proof of any State special circumstances.
Community legal centres
A community legal centre may submit an application under this guideline. All of the following documents should be forwarded to VLA for assessment:
- a completed VLA application form
- a reference to guideline 5a
- the lawyer’s assessment of how the matter meets the State reasonableness test
- documentary proof of any State special circumstances