❓ A parliamentary question regarding the legal representation and costs associated with the Operation Barnham child sex crime trials in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The response provides some information but lacks specific cost estimates.
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CHILD SEX CRIMES — LEGAL REPRESENTATION
I refer to the 100 men charged with child sex crimes in the Kimberley during Operation Barnham. During the next five weeks, three Supreme Court judges will head specially convened courts in Broome and Kununurra to prepare the cases for trial. (1) Who is paying for legal representation of the perpetrators? (2) Who is paying for legal representation of the abused children? (3) What is the estimated cost of these trials to the state? (4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST
I refer to the 100 men charged with child sex crimes in the Kimberley during Operation Barnham. During the next five weeks, three Supreme Court judges will head specially convened courts in Broome and Kununurra to prepare the cases for trial. (1) Who is paying for legal representation of the perpetrators? (2) Who is paying for legal representation of the abused children? (3) What is the estimated cost of these trials to the state? (4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST
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On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(1) Who is paying for legal representation of the perpetrators? (2) Who is paying for legal representation of the abused children? (3) What is the estimated cost of these trials to the state? (4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(2) Who is paying for legal representation of the abused children? (3) What is the estimated cost of these trials to the state? (4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(3) What is the estimated cost of these trials to the state? (4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(1) Who is paying for legal representation of the perpetrators? (2) Who is paying for legal representation of the abused children? (3) What is the estimated cost of these trials to the state? (4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(2) Who is paying for legal representation of the abused children? (3) What is the estimated cost of these trials to the state? (4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(3) What is the estimated cost of these trials to the state? (4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(4) Does Legal Aid have enough money to ensure that all the accused get to trial? (5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(5) Is Aboriginal Legal Aid paying for any of the legal costs associated with these trials? (6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(6) If yes to (5), how much? Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
Hon KATE DOUST replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
On behalf of the minister representing the Attorney General, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(1) Some alleged perpetrators have applied for and have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA under normal guidelines. A number of accused persons are represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service. (2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(2) Legal Aid WA is not aware of how many abused children, if any, are represented. Some might qualify for legal assistance for criminal injuries compensation claims. (3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(3) Nine weeks of hearings commenced on 31 March 2008 in respect of cases arising from the police investigations into northern communities. These hearings are being conducted at Broome and Kununurra by Supreme Court judges and involve listings for 22 hearings pursuant to section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 18 pre-recordings of child or other vulnerable witness testimony, two sentencing hearings and seven trials. It is not possible to provide costings for these hearings until after the hearings are completed, as the hearing durations may change and some hearings may not proceed. (4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(4) Legal Aid has enough money for those who have been granted legal assistance from Legal Aid WA. (5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
(5)-(6) Aboriginal Legal Aid is funded by the commonwealth government.
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