The National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP) is an agreement between the Australian government and States and Territories for the provision of Australian government legal assistance funding. This report presents the findings of a recent review, conducted by Dr Warren Mundy, and also outlines 39 recommendations to inform the future funding arrangements when the current NLAP...

This paper examines the experience of employment problems that raise legal issues for people aged 18 to 24. The authors explore problem prevalence, adverse consequences, including impacts to mental health, what, if anything, was done to try to resolve employment problems, and what the outcomes were.

In 2020, the Parliament of Victoria passed 33ZDA of the Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic), empowering the Supreme Court of Victoria to make ‘group costs orders’ (GCOs). This paper seeks to assess the operation of Victoria’s GCO regime, and determine its appropriateness for the rest of the Commonwealth.

This briefing paper presents data from the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) concerning experience of justiciable problems and mental distress. The paper outlines how people experiencing higher levels of distress have higher problem prevalence, are more likely to have multiple problems, and their problems last longer.

This evidence brief is focused on non-fatal strangulation (NFS) and acquired brain injury (ABI) in the context of sexual violence. It brings together Australian research and grey literature with supporting international evidence to define the issues and illuminate data gaps. It will be useful to people developing policies and practices to respond to and prevent...