❓ Question regarding funding for Legal Aid and Community Legal Centres, including COVID-19 funding, Tenancy Advice, service gaps, and long-term funding. The government will not formalise COVID-19 funding but is seeking sustainable funding. TAES question redirected. Legal needs report published.
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I refer to funding for Legal Aid and Community Legal Centres, and ask: (a) Does the Government intend to formalise the temporary funding boost provided during the COVID-19 pandemic, given demand for these services is above the previous baseline: (i) If no, has any additional funding been considered to continue assisting Legal Aid and Community Legal Centres; (b) Has the new model for Tenancy Advice and Education Services (TAES) been finalised by the Department of Justice and if yes, what accounts will contribute to the new model; (c) Is the Attorney General satisfied that the new model will provide long term funding sustainability; (d) Has the Department of Justice undertaken modelling in relation to: (i) The service gaps currently across Western Australia in relation to Community Legal Centres; (ii) Demand for Legal Aid services; (iii) Demand for Community Legal Centres; and (iv) Long term funding arrangements for Legal Aid and Community Legal Centres; and (e) For (d)(i-iv), please table any modelling?
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9 May 2023
Response time
9 days
(a) The Government is not intending to formalise the temporary boost provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Department of Justice is working to secure ongoing sustainable funding for the Community Legal Centres to maintain services at current levels.
(b) - (c) The Tenancy Advice and Education Services (TAES) program is managed by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety and the question should be directed to the Minister for Commerce.
(d) Yes. The Department of Justice engaged an external consultant via an open tender process to document the estimated nature and level of legal need in Western Australia.
(e) The resultant WA Legal Needs Report has been published and is available on the Department of Justice’s website.
(b) - (c) The Tenancy Advice and Education Services (TAES) program is managed by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety and the question should be directed to the Minister for Commerce.
(d) Yes. The Department of Justice engaged an external consultant via an open tender process to document the estimated nature and level of legal need in Western Australia.
(e) The resultant WA Legal Needs Report has been published and is available on the Department of Justice’s website.
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