❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks the Attorney General about Legal Aid applications for Family Court cases, including the number of requests, grants, denials, appeals, and approvals after appeal from 2005-2010. The Attorney General provides the requested data.
AnsweredQoN 2159Legislative Council
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I refer to parents applying for Legal Aid in the Family Court, and ask -
(1) How many individuals have requested Legal Aid for Family Court cases in, -
(a) 2005;
(b) 2006;
(c) 2007;
(d) 2008; and
(e) 2009?
(2) How many applications were granted on first application?
(3) How many applications were denied in the first instance and on what grounds?
(4) How many appeals against decisions to deny Legal Aid were received?
(5) How many applications for Legal Aid that were denied in the first instance were later approved through the appeals process?
(1) How many individuals have requested Legal Aid for Family Court cases in, -
(a) 2005;
(b) 2006;
(c) 2007;
(d) 2008; and
(e) 2009?
(2) How many applications were granted on first application?
(3) How many applications were denied in the first instance and on what grounds?
(4) How many appeals against decisions to deny Legal Aid were received?
(5) How many applications for Legal Aid that were denied in the first instance were later approved through the appeals process?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 April 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
28 days
(a) 2004/2005 - 457 (b) 2005/2006 - 559 (c) 2006/2007 - 509 (d) 2007/2008 - 547 (e) 2008/2009 - 544 (f) YTD Feb 2010 - 476 5. a) 2004/2005 - 209 (b) 2005/2006 - 198 (c) 2006/2007 - 280 (d) 2007/2008 - 273 (e) 2008/2009 - 304 (f) YTD Feb 2010 - 146 Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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