Elise Archer,Attorney-General
Minister for Justice
As Attorney-General and Minster for Justice, I am pleased to announce the successful recipients of an Expression of Interest (EOI) process for additional State legal assistance sector funding.
The new funding will help more Tasmanians navigate the justice system, and ensure that Tasmanians who need extra help can access free or low-cost legal services.
This funding has been committed to Tasmania's vital legal assistance sector in addition to funding already delivered by our Government and under the National Legal Assistance Partnership.
I am pleased to announce that the successful recipients are:
- Prisoners Legal Service Tasmania, with $80,000 for a preventative lawyering initiative working with prison inmates to develop strategies to prevent conflict and resolve outstanding legal issues;
- Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service, with $77,000 for the Safe Haven Enterprise Visa Pathways Program; and
- Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service, with $202,750 for a Community Legal Education Program.
A further EOI process for innovative projects to improve Tasmanians' access to justice will be conducted later in 2022.
We will continue doing all we can to support Tasmanians accessing legal assistance as we deliver our plan to secure Tasmania's future.
