Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services
The review was conducted over a period from May 2012 to June 2013.
The legal assistance services in scope for the Review were the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services, community legal centres in receipt of Commonwealth funds, the family violence prevention legal services, and legal aid commissions.
The findings are available as a series of reports and working papers.
- Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services: Final Report
- Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Legal assistance Services: Legal Aid Commissions Report
- Working Paper one: Final evaluation framework
- Working Paper two: Evaluation of legal assistance services
- Working Paper three: Market analysis
The Final Report of the NPA Review presents options to address challenges to the provision of effective legal assistance services emerging from the key Review findings.
NPA Review_LAS report_final.pdf
NPA Review_LAC report_final.pdf
NPA Review_Working Paper 1_Evaluation Framework_final.pdf
NPA Review_Working Paper 2_Evaluation of LAS.pdf
NPA Review_Working Paper 3_Market analysis_final.pdf
It was found that Legal assistance service providers are, in the main, providing appropriate quality services to disadvantaged Australians. However, additional steps are required to assist them in continuing to do so to a level that meets the expectation of a civil society in addressing the needs of its most disadvantaged people.