Justice - rebalancing the justice system - increase legal assistance services funding

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $484 million annually to the National Legal Assistance Partnership to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, community legal centres, women’s legal services, and legal aid commissions can meet the growing demand.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and start from 1 July 2026.

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Justice - rebalancing the justice system - increase legal assistance services funding

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $484 million annually to the National Legal Assistance Partnership to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, community legal centres, women’s legal services, and legal aid commissions can meet the growing demand.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and start from 1 July 2026.

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Justice - rebalancing the justice system - increase legal assistance services funding

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $484 million annually to the National Legal Assistance Partnership to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, community legal centres, women’s legal services, and legal aid commissions can meet the growing demand.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and start from 1 July 2026.

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Justice - rebalancing the justice system - increase legal assistance services funding

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $484 million annually to the National Legal Assistance Partnership to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, community legal centres, women’s legal services, and legal aid commissions can meet the growing demand.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and start from 1 July 2026.

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Justice - rebalancing the justice system - increase legal assistance services funding

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $484 million annually to the National Legal Assistance Partnership to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, community legal centres, women’s legal services, and legal aid commissions can meet the growing demand.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and start from 1 July 2026.

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Justice - rebalancing the justice system - increase legal assistance services funding

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $484 million annually to the National Legal Assistance Partnership to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, community legal centres, women’s legal services, and legal aid commissions can meet the growing demand.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and start from 1 July 2026.

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Boosting perpetrator responses including electronic monitoring and ankle bracelets on high-risk perpetrators

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $8.6 million over 3 years to strengthen action against perpetrators of family and domestic violence. This would include through specialist early and behavioural intervention programs, as well as working with the states and territories to further boost law and order initiatives, such as electronic monitoring and ankle bracelets for high-risk perpetrators.

The funding would be distributed as $3 million in both 2025-26 and 2026-27 and $2.6 million in 2027-28.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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Boosting perpetrator responses including electronic monitoring and ankle bracelets on high-risk perpetrators

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $8.6 million over 3 years to strengthen action against perpetrators of family and domestic violence. This would include through specialist early and behavioural intervention programs, as well as working with the states and territories to further boost law and order initiatives, such as electronic monitoring and ankle bracelets for high-risk perpetrators.

The funding would be distributed as $3 million in both 2025-26 and 2026-27 and $2.6 million in 2027-28.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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End Australia’s epidemic of violence against women and children - trauma-informed criminal justice system

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5 million over 4 years for trauma-informed approaches to sexual violence in the criminal justice system.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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End Australia’s epidemic of violence against women and children - trauma-informed criminal justice system

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $5 million over 4 years for trauma-informed approaches to sexual violence in the criminal justice system.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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