Chapter 4 revision Flashcards
The role of victoria legal aid
Provide legal aid in the most effective, economic and efficient manner.
Manage it resources to make legal aid cheap and available to the community.
Provide the community with improved access to justice and legal remedies.
Pursue innovative means of providing legal aid to minimize the need for individual legal services in the community.
Ensure the coordination of the provision of legal aid and legal assistance information so that it responds to the legal and related needs of the community.
The role of Community Legal Centers
CLC’s exist to provide people with information, legal advice and minor assistance, duty lawyer assistance and, in some cases, legal casework services, including representation and assistance.