Over 400,000 Australians Received Taxpayer Funded Legal Assistance in 2024

Delivered through a variety of mechanisms, the money from federal and state governments is expected to amount to $3.9 billion over the coming 5 years.

The outside of the Supreme Court of New South Wales building is seen in Sydney on October 9, 2013. William West/AFP via Getty Images

A national legal aid program funded by all levels of the government has helped 430,000 Australians in 2023-24, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows.

The National Legal Assistance Partnership’s scheme funds Legal Aid Commissions, Community Legal Centres, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services.