The legal information needs of older people
This literature review examines the legal information needs and pathways of older Australians and the most effective ways of providing information to them.
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Cognitive impairment, legal need and access to justice, Justice issues paper 10
Cognitive impairment has consistently been raised in the Law and Justice Foundation's Access to Justice and Legal Needs (A2JLN) research as affecting and compounding legal need and hindering its resolution....
Need for legal assistance services: developing a measure for Australia, Justice issues paper 26
This paper describes how the Foundation developed the Need for Legal Assistance (NLAS) indicator which uses census data to assess potential demand by geographic location. It provides a count of...
The outcomes of community legal education: a systematic review, Justice issues paper 18
Community legal education (CLE) has been conducted in NSW for the last 30 years. It aims to raise awareness among community members about the law and legal processes, and improve...
Legal Assistance Services Outcomes Frameworks: A Rapid Scoping Review
The successful use of outcomes frameworks as part of an outcomes-based approach to service design has many benefits by putting people's needs at the centre of design and delivery. An...
The changing face of litigation: unrepresented litigants in the Family Court of Australia
This project examines unrepresented litigants in the Family Court including: changes that may have contributed to increases; the characteristics of unrepresented litigants and the impact they have had on the...
NLAS (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples)
Updated to complete the suite of NLAS indicators based on the 2021 Census, NLAS(Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples) is intended to support the planning of legal assistance services as...
The NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal: An analysis of clients, matters and determinations 1
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...
An indicator of need for community legal centres: introducing NLAS(CLC), Justice issues paper 29
In August 2018 the NSW government announced that it was adopting an application-based funding model following the Cameron Review of community legal centres and other community-based legal assistance services. The...
Immigration Advice and Rights Centre: website evaluation and needs analysis
This research study evaluated the Immigration Advice and Right Centre (IARC) website in relation to the needs of potenial and current users of the site.
Using court data to support planning legal assistance for First Nations people (Data insights in justice)
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...
Planning legal outreach
This paper defines legal outreach and summarises the different models that can be used to deliver legal outreach. It describes the key characteristics of successful legal outreach and the benefits...
Email law: a planning guide for the delivery of free legal assistance via email
The guide is primarily for government and community organisations that provide free legal assistance where a client relationship has not been established. It is designed to help them consider how...
Case management reform: a study of the Federal Court’s individual docket system
This project aimed to describe the individual docket system (IDS) as it has been implemented and to identify areas of difficulty as well as possible model practices or useful ways...
Legal aid for committals: an evaluation of the impact of the centralised committals scheme
Legal aid for committals: an evaluation of the impact of the centralised committals scheme
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families in Australian Coroners Courts: A review of the research literature on improving court experiences
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...
Research Summary: ‘I would have given up without it’: An evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services
Highlights findings from our evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services, and key lessons for improving access to justice for people with disability making an appeal to the Administrative...
Supporting people-centred justice insights with civil justice data
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.
Easy Read: Evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services
Uses pictures and words to show how the NDIS Appeals Program helps people with disability to get legal support that they need.
Managing prejudicial publicity: an empirical study of criminal jury trials in New South Wales
The aim of this study was to gain insights into the effects of prejudicial publicity on criminal jury trails. These included details about the crime, observations from jurors about the...
Justice Impact Tests: What are they and what is their value?
Justice Impact Tests support good use of public funds, and their publication can promote public confidence in government and justice related decision making.
Data insights in civil justice: NSW Supreme Court
The final of nine reports in the series, which encompasses the Local Court, District Court, Supreme Court, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), and the Land and Environment Court. For...
Data insights in civil justice: NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal – Overview (NCAT Part 1)
The Department of Justice NSW is seeking to optimise the use of civil court and tribunal data for evidence-based decision-making, specifically the civil divisions of the Local, District and the...
Data insights in civil justice: NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal – Guardianship Division (NCAT Part 4)
The Department of Justice NSW is seeking to optimise the use of civil court and tribunal data for evidence-based decision-making, specifically the civil divisions of the Local, District and the...
Evidence-based policy & law making: Bail reform in New South Wales
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...
Model key performance indicators for NSW Courts
This report represents the results of a project to develop model key performance indicators for New South Wales Courts. The project was a joint undertaking between the New South Wales...