Legal assistance for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

Grant Name
Legal assistance for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
Funder
Attorney-General's Department
Australian Government
Country or Region
Australia
Research Field
Legal Services
Deadline
30-Jun-2023 (Expired)
Grant Size
$8,440,000.00
Contact Info
Legal Financial Assistance Casework finass@ag.gov.au
Eligibility

Legal financial assistance may be available to an entity for their reasonable legal representation and disbursement costs in the following situations:

  • they are called, or granted leave to appear, as a witness at a public or private hearing of the Royal Commission
  • being requested to attend a private session of the Royal Commission (if the Royal Commission authorises legal representation to be present) 
  • they are requested to attend or are attending an interview of the Royal Commission
  • they are requested to provide a written statement that will be used as evidence of the Royal Commission
  • they are required to comply with a notice to produce issued by the Royal Commission.

If your organisation has been called by the Royal Commission, the organisation will be assessed to determine whether it can meet the cost of its legal representation without incurring serious financial difficulty. 

If you have been called in your personal capacity, you will be exempt from an assessment of financial circumstances.

Grant Number
GO5027
Description

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide was established on 8 July 2021. The Australian Government is funding a legal financial assistance scheme to assist individuals and entities to meet the costs of legal representation and disbursements associated with formally engaging with the Royal Commission.

Funding resources

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