The Public Understanding of Law Survey Volume 3: A New Perspective on Legal Need and Legal Capability

This publication explores how attitudes, skills and confidence matter in satisfactorily resolving justiciable issues.
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The Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) Volume 1: Everyday Problems and Legal Need (2023)

This report is the first of three volumes from the PULS.  and explores how everyday legal problems are experienced, what people do about them and if they are resolved. Visit...
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The Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS) Annotated Questionnaire (2022)

EXTERNAL - Victoria Law Foundation has undertaken a Victoria-wide survey to understand how people see, understand, and engage with the law.  This resouce is the full text and routing of the...
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OECD Legal Needs Surveys and Access to Justice (2019)

EXTERNAL - This report offers an empirical tool to help planners, statisticians, policy makers and advocates understand people's everyday legal problems and experience with the justice system. It sets out a...
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Conducting legal need surveys in the Australian context: challenges and options, Justice issues paper 31

Australia's first legal needs survey, the LAW Survey, was conducted in 2008. Much has changed in the last ten years, including major population growth and a digital transformation in service...
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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Australia (2012)

There are several reports within the LAW Survey Group. AUSTRALIA: full report or summary New South Wales Queensland Victoria South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Western Australia Northern Territory 
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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in New South Wales

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...
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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Queensland

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

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...
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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Victoria

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...
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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Western Australia

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...
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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Tasmania

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...
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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in South Australia

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

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...
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