❓ Hon Giz Watson asks about Legal Aid funding in WA, including historical per capita funding and the changing proportion of state vs. commonwealth funding. The Minister provides detailed figures and proportions, noting the shift in funding responsibilities.
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LEGAL AID FUNDING
(1) What is Legal Aid’s current total funding, including commonwealth and state funds, per capita of Western Australia’s population? (2) What was Legal Aid’s total funding, including commonwealth and state funds, per capita of WA’s population in - (a) 2000; (b) 1995; (c) 1990; and (d) 1985? (3) How has the proportion of state versus commonwealth funding for criminal Legal Aid matters changed between 1985 and 2006? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) What is Legal Aid’s current total funding, including commonwealth and state funds, per capita of Western Australia’s population? (2) What was Legal Aid’s total funding, including commonwealth and state funds, per capita of WA’s population in - (a) 2000; (b) 1995; (c) 1990; and (d) 1985? (3) How has the proportion of state versus commonwealth funding for criminal Legal Aid matters changed between 1985 and 2006? Hon SUE ELLERY
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On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
(2) What was Legal Aid’s total funding, including commonwealth and state funds, per capita of WA’s population in - (a) 2000; (b) 1995; (c) 1990; and (d) 1985? (3) How has the proportion of state versus commonwealth funding for criminal Legal Aid matters changed between 1985 and 2006? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
(a) 2000; (b) 1995; (c) 1990; and (d) 1985? (3) How has the proportion of state versus commonwealth funding for criminal Legal Aid matters changed between 1985 and 2006? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
(3) How has the proportion of state versus commonwealth funding for criminal Legal Aid matters changed between 1985 and 2006? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
[See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
(2) What was Legal Aid’s total funding, including commonwealth and state funds, per capita of WA’s population in - (a) 2000; (b) 1995; (c) 1990; and (d) 1985? (3) How has the proportion of state versus commonwealth funding for criminal Legal Aid matters changed between 1985 and 2006? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
(a) 2000; (b) 1995; (c) 1990; and (d) 1985? (3) How has the proportion of state versus commonwealth funding for criminal Legal Aid matters changed between 1985 and 2006? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
(3) How has the proportion of state versus commonwealth funding for criminal Legal Aid matters changed between 1985 and 2006? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the information in the answer is in tabular form. I table it and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
Leave granted. [See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
[See paper 1665.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
1. Legal Aid WA’s current total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, is $18.40 per person. 2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
2. Legal Aid WA’s total funding per capita, inclusive of State and Commonwealth funding and own source revenue, in: a. 2000/01 was $13.69 per person b. 1995/96 was $14.73 per person c. 1990/91 was $12.08 per person d. 1985/86 was $7.95 per person 3. State funding is primarily provided for criminal law matters and Commonwealth funding is primarily provided for family law matters, in accordance with jurisdictional law responsibilities. The proportions of funding have changed between 1985/86 and 2005/06 as follows: 1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
1985/86 2005/06 State funding 17% 50% Commonwealth funding 69% 38% Own source funding 14% 12% 100% 100%
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