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Grants handbook

The Grants handbook sets out how to apply for a grant of legal assistance and the guidelines and conditions of receiving a grant. It also explains the payment structures for private lawyers who perform legal aid work.

Chapter 1. Victoria Legal Aid - PDF, 82.8kb Grants handbook chapter about Victoria Legal Aid, including legal services and locations Published 18-12-2008
Chapter 2. Qualifying for legal assistance - PDF, 2.3mb Grants handbook chapter about qualifying for legal assistance. This chapter includes information on types of matters funded by legal aid; the means test; reciprocity agreement; and the united nations convention on the recovery abroad of maintenance. Published 18-12-2008
Chapter 3. Applying for legal assistance - PDF, 226.7kb Grants handbook chapter about applying for legal assistance, including financial information, where to send the application, late applications, false statements and assessment of the application Published 18-12-2008
Chapter 4. Conditions of Assistance - PDF, 2.1mb This chapter outlines conditions of legal assistance. It includes the general terms of legal assistance, contributions, charges on property, costs payable by VLA and limits on legal assistance. Published 18-12-2008
Chapter 5. Private practitioners and legal aid - PDF, 158.0kb Grants handbook chapter about work guidelines for private practitioners and legal aid, including the referral panel, stage of matter limits, extending a grant of legal assistance and abandonment of legal assistance Published 18-12-2008
Chapter 6. Payments for private practitioners - PDF, 1.6mb Grants handbook chapter about costs payable to private practitioners, including lump sum fees, interim claims for costs and disbursements and solicitor's professional costs. Published 18-12-2008
Chapter 7. Reconsiderations, reviews, complaints & disputes - PDF, 46.7kb Grants handbook chapter about reconsiderations, review and complaints about the provision of legal assistance Published 18-12-2008
Chapter 8. Other providers of legal aid - PDF, 42.6kb Grants handbook chapter about legal aid services provided by community legal centres, LIV, public interest law clearing house, etc Published 18-12-2008