Legal Assistance and Access to Justice
The Law Council believes that all Australians have a fundamental right to access to legal advice and services, regardless of their means. This is an essential tenet of the doctrine of the rule of law. Our justice system becomes meaningless if there are barriers that prevent people from enforcing their rights. True equality requires that all these barriers - financial, social and cultural - be removed for all Australians. The legal assistance system is critical in overcoming these barriers.
The Law Council is therefore a strong supporter of a sound, effective legal assistance sector and undertakes a significant amount of lobbying and policy work designed to achieve this goal.
In this section
- Why is legal assistance important?
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- Pro Bono
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- Documents and Links
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- Access to Justice Committee
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