Hon Adele Farina asks the Attorney General about the number of Legal Aid applications granted funding in 2012-13. The Attorney General corrects the number of applications received and provides the correct figures for state and commonwealth matters.

AnsweredQoN 925Legislative Council
Asked
3 December 2013
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Attorney General

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LEGAL AID —
APPLICATIONS
925. Hon ADELE FARINA to the Attorney General:
Of the 3 276 applications for Legal Aid funding received in
2012–13, how many applications were granted funding?

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
The member is, with respect, mistaken. I am advised that 8 941
applications for aid were approved and granted funding by Legal Aid WA in 2012–13—6
983 for state matters and 1 958 for commonwealth matters.

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