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
- 7 – State civil law guidelines
- 8 – Public interest and strategic litigation
- 9 – Standard grants assessment process
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10 – Simplified grants assessment process
- Notes on the guidelines – 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
Notes on the guidelines – simplified grants assessment process
The documents below should be read in conjunction with the guidelines for assistance contained in the VLA Handbook for lawyers.
These notes provide assistance in interpreting the Handbook, and direct practitioners using the simplified grants process as to how to apply the guidelines. Practitioners must make recommendations that are consistent with these notes.
See also: Section 29A panel practitioner manual
| Notes on guidelines – simplified grants process - DOC, 832.0kb These notes provide assistance in interpreting the Handbook and form a directive to practitioners as to how to apply the guidelines. | |
| Simplified grants process: notes on guidelines for State social security and equal opportunity/discrimination matters - PDF, 52.0kb Guidance for VLA in-house practitioners submitting applications for assistance for State social security and equal opportunity/discrimination matters. | |
| Simplified grants process: notes on guidelines for VOCAT matters - PDF, 31.0kb Guidance for VLA in-house practitioners submitting applications for assistance for Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT) matters. |