❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the National Partnership Agreement for Legal Assistance Services, including whether a new agreement exists and the funding received by the state in recent years. The Attorney General confirms no new agreement exists and provides funding details for the specified years, including supplementary funding for expensive criminal cases.
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(1) The National Partnership Agreement for Legal Assistance Service was extended to 30 June 2015, has the Commonwealth provided a new agreement? (2) If yes to (1), will the Minister table the agreement? (3) For each of 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13 and 2011-12, how much funding did the State receive under the National Partnership Agreement for Legal Assistance Service?
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22 April 2015
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43 days
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) $20.548 million in 2014-15.
$20.165 million in 2013-14.
$22.373 million in 2012-13 ($19.917 million in funding provided under the National Partnership Agreement for Legal Assistance Services, with a further $2.456 million in supplementary funding for each Commonwealth expensive criminal case above $40,000).
$20.094 million in 2011-12 ($19.583 million in funding provided under the National Partnership Agreement for Legal Assistance Services, with a further $0.511 million in supplementary funding for each Commonwealth expensive criminal case above $40,000).
(2) Not applicable.
(3) $20.548 million in 2014-15.
$20.165 million in 2013-14.
$22.373 million in 2012-13 ($19.917 million in funding provided under the National Partnership Agreement for Legal Assistance Services, with a further $2.456 million in supplementary funding for each Commonwealth expensive criminal case above $40,000).
$20.094 million in 2011-12 ($19.583 million in funding provided under the National Partnership Agreement for Legal Assistance Services, with a further $0.511 million in supplementary funding for each Commonwealth expensive criminal case above $40,000).
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