National Legal Aid Statistics

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About National Legal Aid (NLA) Statistics

National Legal Aid statistics are compiled from statistics provided by the eight state and territory Legal Aid Commissions.

Statistics are aggregated and generally based on state, law type, funding category and service type.

Data currency - Received YTD

Statistics are published on the 16th of each month.

 

Please note that data for Legal Aid NSW for Inhouse Duty Lawyer, Legal Advice, Minor Assistance and Family Dispute Resolution is not currently available. The most recent data published for these services is from January 2020. The site will be updated with current data as soon as possible.

Using the Reports

Most reports provide a collection of dropdown lists (parameters) that enable you to view the data by state/territory, financial year, law type and funding category. Select the information you are interested in and then click the View Report button located on the right-side of the report.

The report toolbar appears under the report parameters area. It contains icons for navigation, word search, font resizing, file export and printing.

Reports will often have more than one page. Use the navigation icons on the toolbar to move from page to page.

  Files can be exported in a number of different formats. Click this icon on the report viewer to export the report.

  Click the printer icon to print a report. On first use the print control will install an add-on to access your printer. If you receive a 'Client Print Fails to Load' error please contact your Network Administrator. As an alternative to using the print function, use the export icon to export your report to Word or Excel for printing.

If the report you have selected fails to load data, click View Report.

If there is a problem loading a report, please contact the NLA Legal Aid Directors' Secretariat.