Legal Aid Queensland is Queensland’s central provider for affordable legal representation. It is responsible for assessing the risk and prioritising more than 40,000 Queensland requests for legal representation each year.
In 2022, the Queensland Government committed additional funding of $98 million over 4 years to meet increasing demand for legal services and increased fees paid to contracted law firms.
Audit Objective
This audit will assess the effectiveness of Legal Aid Queensland in providing vulnerable children and adults with access to affordable legal services. This will include assessing the availability and timeliness of these services across the state. It may also include its procurement of legal service providers.
Who we might audit
- Legal Aid Queensland
- Department of Justice.
Area of focus
Healthy and safe Queenslanders
Parliamentary Committee
Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee