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
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5 – Commonwealth civil law guidelines
- Guideline 1 – general guideline for Commonwealth civil matters
- Guideline 2 – social security and other benefits: administrative appeals
- Guideline 3 – assistance for migration cases
- Guideline 4 – equal opportunity and discrimination
- Guideline 5 – war veterans' matters
- Guideline 6 – other Federal Court and High Court proceedings
- Guideline 7 – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Guideline 8 – extradition proceedings
- Guideline 9 – appeals
- 6 – State family guidelines
- 7 – State civil law guidelines
- 8 – Standard grants assessment process
- 9 – Simplified grants assessment process
- 10 – Referral and practitioner panels
- 11 – Means test
- 12 – Commonwealth merits test
- 13 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
- 14 – Special circumstances
- 15 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
- 16 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
- 17 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
- 18 – Standard terms and conditions
- 19 – Contributions and overdue payments
- 20 – Abandoning legal assistance
- 21 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
- 22 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
- 23 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- 24 – Compliance reviews
- 25 – Privacy protection
- 26 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoices, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Guideline 4 – equal opportunity and discrimination
Assistance for certain matters if substantial benefit
Subject to Commonwealth civil law guideline 1.3, VLA may make a grant of legal assistance to a person for an equal opportunity or discrimination case arising under Commonwealth law if there is a is a real prospect of substantial benefit being gained by the applicant for assistance.
See also:
- Commonwealth civil law guideline 1.3 in relation to a grant of legal assistance for a damages action
- Commonwealth civil law guideline 6.1 in relation to a grant of legal assistance for initiating proceedings in the Federal Magistrates Court, Federal Court or High Court
- Commonwealth civil law guideline 9 in relation to a grant of legal assistance to appeal a court decision, including in the Full Court of the Federal Court or in the High Court.
Documentary requirements
Applications under this guideline can only be submitted via the standard grants assessment process.
A member of the section 29A practitioner panel or section 30 referral panel or other person seeking a grant of legal assistance should forward the following documents for assessment:
- a completed VLA application form
- after referring to guideline 4 and all available material, the lawyer’s assessment (if the application is made via a lawyer) and documentation that shows there is a real prospect of benefit being gained by the person applying for the grant of legal assistance
- reference to how the matter meets the Commonwealth merits test
- relevant proof of means.