Australian Legal Aid Office
ALAO
1973 – 1990
Commonwealth legal aid service providing legal advice and representation to people unable to afford a lawyer, especially in federal matters such as family law and for people with special Commonwealth responsibilities such as veterans and migrants.
How it came into existence
Set up in 1973 by Attorney-General Lionel Murphy within the Attorney-General's Department, with offices in each state capital and the territories.
- Legal aid
Established as an office within the department.
How it ended
Its offices were progressively transferred to state and territory legal aid commissions from 1977, under cooperative arrangements with the states, until the last were absorbed around 1990.
Main functions
- Legal advice and representation for people of limited means
- Family law legal aid
- Legal aid in federal matters
- Duty lawyer services
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Attorney-General's Department.
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Sources
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