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Using court data to support planning legal assistance for First Nations people (Data insights in justice)

Delphine Bellerose,

Christine Coumarelos,

Geoff Mulherin, | 2021

To enable legal assistance services to appropriately structure available resources and plan most effectively to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system, it is important to...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Criminal Justice,

Legal assistance services,

Planning service delivery,

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Locating legal assistance demand: using courts data to support legal service planning for First Nations people in NSW

Delphine Bellerose,

Geoff Mulherin,

Terence Beed,

Maria Karras, | 2021

This project aimed to support service planning for the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Ltd (ALS) by sourcing and analysing relevant data and devising a proxy indicator for demand for legal...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Criminal Justice,

Legal assistance services,

Planning service delivery,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Australia

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Victoria

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in the Northern Territory

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in the Australian Capital Territory

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Tasmania

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Western Australia

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in South Australia

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Queensland

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramsey, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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Reshaping legal assistance services: building on the evidence base: a discussion paper

Pascoe Pleasence,

Christine Coumarelos,

Suzie Forell,

Hugh McDonald, | 2014

This report draws on more than a decade of empirical research evidence - together with current experience of service providers - to inform the design and delivery of efficient and...

Access to and use of services,

Evaluations,

Legal assistance services,

Planning service delivery,

Regional & Remote,

Rural,

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Access to justice roundtable: proceedings of a workshop, July 2002

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, | 2003

The roundtable was held by the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW and the Social Justice Project, University of NSW. It includes the papers presented, an report of discussions in...

Access to justice,

Legal needs,

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services National Picture, 2018-19

Delphine Bellerose,

Geoff Mulherin, | 2020

This report provides a comprehensive national snapshot of the valuable services provided by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILSs). Commissioned by the Commonwealth Attorney-Generals Department, it is the...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Data,

Legal assistance services,

Service data,

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Natural disaster-related legal need in Australia: State of the evidence

Emily Kothe,

Kerryn Butler,

Catriona Mirrlees-Black, | 2024

This report provides the first comprehensive summary of what is known about disaster-related legal needs in the Australian context and offers new insights to aid in understanding the specific challenges...

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

Recent,

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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in New South Wales

Christine Coumarelos,

Deborah Macourt,

Julie People,

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei,

Reiny Iriana,

Stephanie Ramse, | 2012

The Legal Australia-Wide Survey (LAW Survey) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment across Australia of an extensive range of legal needs on a representative sample of the population. It examines...

LAW survey,

Legal need surveys,

Legal needs,

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An Assessment of Legal Needs in NSW

Delphine Bellerose,

Kerryn Butler,

Catriona Mirrlees-Black,

Geoff Mulherin, | 2021

The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW was approached by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice in September 2021 to prepare an assessment of legal needs in the jurisdiction....

Assessing legal need,

Data,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

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Data to inform assessment of legal needs in New South Wales

Delphine Bellerose,

Catriona Mirrlees-Black,

Michaela Mournehis,

Kerryn Butler, | 2023

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of some information and data sources that are useful to consider in conducting a legal needs assessment in New South...

Assessing legal need,

Data,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

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An evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services report

‘I would have given up without it’: An evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services

Kate Davies,

Sarah Ratcliffe,

Emily Kothe,

Sandra Takchi, | 2025

An Evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services examines the program’s role in supporting access to justice for people with disability navigating the Administrative Review Tribunal.

Assessing Impact,

Courts and tribunals,

Disability,

Evaluations,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

Recent,

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Cover image of A balancing act: Lawyers’ views on access to justice in regional, rural and remote New South Wales

A balancing act: Lawyers’ views on access to justice in regional, rural and remote NSW

Delphine Bellerose,

Sarah E. Ratcliffe,

Kate Davies, | 2025

Insights into delivering justice across regional, rural and remote NSW, drawing on practitioner experience to highlight how place, distance and local context shape legal outcomes.

Access to justice,

Legal assistance services,

Recent,

Rural, Regional & Remote,

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Indigenous people, multiple disadvantage and response to legal problems

Zhigang Wei,

Hugh McDonald,

Christine Coumarelos, | 2015

This paper extends analysis of the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey national dataset by examining response to legal problems and barriers to obtaining advice by Indigenous status and level of disadvantage....

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

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Access to justice and the COVID-19 pandemic

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW,

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), | 2020

This policy brief, co-authored by the OECD and the Law & Justice Foundation of NSW, focuses on the immediate and medium-term consequences of the COVID-19 crisis for justice systems and...

Access to justice,

Courts and tribunals,

Disaster response,

Legal assistance services,

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families in Australian Coroners Courts: A review of the research literature on improving court experiences

Kerryn Butler, | 2021

Coroners courts in many jurisdictions throughout Australia are seeking ways to ensure their processes and practices are culturally sensitive, particularly for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands families. This report...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Client Groups,

Coroners Court,

Courts and tribunals,

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Indigenous people and legal problem resolution

Zhigang Wei,

Hugh McDonald, | 2018

We know that in Australia legal problems are widespread and if they are not resolved, there are health, social and economic consequences. This paper examines the experience of Indigenous Australians...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Access to justice,

LAW survey,

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The legal assistance needs of refugees, people seeking asylum and vulnerable migrants

Emily Kothe,

Kerryn Butler,

Kate Davies, | 2026

Access to justice,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

Recent,

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Supporting people-centred justice insights with civil justice data

Catriona Mirrlees-Black, | 2025

The administrative data collected by courts and tribunals has potential to inform decision-making, improve litigants’ experiences, and strengthen public trust and confidence in the justice system.

Courts and tribunals,

Data,

Planning service delivery,

Recent,

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Legal needs of Indigenous people in Australia

Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, | 2013

This paper summarises findings from the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey showing that Indigenous Australians had high prevalence of multiple legal problems and government, health and rights problems. They were also...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

LAW survey,

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The NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal: An analysis of clients, matters and determinations 1

Michael Cain,

Maria Karras,

Terence Beed,

Terry Carney, | 2011

In recent years, there has been much interest in Mental Health Tribunals (MHTs), their legislated role, functions and day-to-day operations. Much of the interest has centred on accumulating an evidence...

Courts and tribunals,

Disability,

Health and Disability,

Mental health & wellbeing,

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Introducing NLAS(Language) – 2021 Census

Catriona Mirrlees-Black,

Delphine Bellerose, | 2024

This latest addition to the suite of NLAS indicators is intended to support legal assistance service providers in identifying geographic areas where there is potential demand for translator and interpreter services.

Data,

Indicators of legal need,

Legal assistance services,

NLAS,

Planning service delivery,

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The complexities of child protection-related legal needs: Findings from the LAW Survey

Catriona Mirrlees-Black,

Kate Davies, | 2025

Families who have involvement with the child protection system are likely to experience a complex range of co-occurring legal and non-legal issues.

Child protection,

Recent,

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Evidence-based policy & law making: Bail reform in New South Wales

Kerryn Butler,

Kate Davies, | 2025

What role should evidence play in shaping justice policy, particularly when decisions must balance individual rights, public safety, and community expectations? This edition of Justice Issues explores the importance of...

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Evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services easy read report

Easy Read: Evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services

Kate Davies,

Sarah Ratcliffe,

Emily Kothe,

Sandra Takchi, | 2025

Uses pictures and words to show how the NDIS Appeals Program helps people with disability to get legal support that they need.

Assessing Impact,

Courts and tribunals,

Disability,

Evaluations,

Legal assistance services,

Legal needs,

Recent,

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Survey questions to identify priority groups

Catriona Mirrlees-Black, | 2023

Guidelines & Methods,

Justice Methods,

Legal needs surveys,

Methodology,

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Need for Legal Assistance Services (NLAS) indicators – 2021 Census update

Delphine Bellerose,

Catriona Mirrlees-Black, | 2023

The Foundation’s NLAS(Capability) and NLAS(Community) indicators have been updated with the most recent (2021) Census data, with counts available at various levels of geography. These counts provide a comparative indicator...

Data,

Indicators of legal need,

Legal assistance services,

NLAS,

Planning service delivery,

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