Review of legal assistance services
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http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/media-releases/pages/2012/first%20quarter/30-january-2012---rev...
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The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, Attorney-General for Australia
Summary
Australia's Commonwealth-funded legal services are set to be reviewed to ensure they are delivering the most cost-effective legal assistance services to those most in need, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced. The review will consider legal assistance as a national system and the progress made towards achieving the specific legal aid performance indicators set out in the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services with the states and territories. All four Commonwealth legal assistance programs will be included in the review, namely Legal Aid Commissions, Community Legal Centres, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services, and family violence prevention legal services.