792,600 legal assistance services completed in Australia in 2022-23, with 409,970 clients receiving legal advice and 180,527 receiving duty lawyer services.
792,600 legal assistance services provided by Legal Aid Commissions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, and Community Legal Centres in Australia were completed in 2022-23, according to new experimental national statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Over half of these services were legal advice, with around 409,970 clients seeking assistance. Almost a quarter (180,527) were duty lawyer services.
May 09, 2024
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