Funding will only be granted for a matter listed, or to be listed, for hearing in South Australia.
If a matter is listed in another jurisdiction or is likely to be listed in another jurisdiction (for example because previous proceedings were heard elsewhere or because children the subject of a family law dispute live elsewhere), the application should be made to the legal aid body in that state or territory.
Where funding is granted, the grant remains the responsibility of the Legal Services Commission unless the hearing of the proceedings is transferred and the funded person leaves or has never resided in South Australia. In that case, the applicant must reapply to the legal aid body in the new state or territory. Qualification for funding in one jurisdiction does not necessarily guarantee qualification in another.
If a matter is funded in one state or territory, and then in another, the second funding body will collect and pass on any money due to the first funding body at the end of the grant.
We embrace diversity and welcome all people, irrespective of culture, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Legal Services acknowledges Aboriginal people as the Traditional Owners and ongoing occupants of the lands and waters in South Australia and we respect their spiritual, cultural and heritage beliefs. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community and pay our deep respect to Elders past and present.
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