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How do I apply for legal aid? All law firms included in the Legal Referral Service provide a free minute interview. You can use this interview to understand more about the legal issue and discuss the available options and how much they will cost.
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If you've joined a motoring organisation for breakdown cover, you might find they offer cheap or free help, particularly with car or accident legal problems. Check your membership agreement or call them to find out if they can help. Think about what other organisations you've joined that might help.
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We have developed guidelines to help identify applicants who would not usually meet our means test, but deserve special consideration because they experience multiple disadvantages. If you are experiencing domestic violence, live in a remote area, have an intellectual, psychiatric or physical disability or other disadvantage, you may be eligible for a grant of aid via our special circumstances guidelines.
The special circumstances guidelines relate to assets only. A condition may be attached to any grant of aid approved under the special circumstances guidelines. For a copy of the guidelines, call us on 65 11 The guidelines tell us the types of cases we can fund, based on the priorities set for us by the state and federal governments. You can get a complete list of the priorities on our website at www. The priorities are included in the Grants Policy Manual.
Some of the priorities are:. You need to complete an application form PDF, KB which you can get from our offices throughout Queensland, from our website or from one of our preferred supplier law firms in your area. You should speak to a solicitor about your problem before you apply. You can arrange to get free legal advice about most personal legal issues by calling us on 65 11 88 and making an appointment to speak to a lawyer.
You can lodge your form by mail or in person at any of our offices around the state.
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