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6. Lifestyle Test
In addition to satisfying the income test and the assets test, to be eligible under the Means Test, the applicant must also satisfy the Lifestyle Test.
An application for legal aid will be refused where Legal Aid NSW considers that the applicant can afford to pay their legal costs, taking into account:
- information about the applicant's lifestyle, activities and interests, and
- information about the applicant's general expenditure.
Legal Aid NSW officers authorised under the Delegation Instrument 14.5 can refuse legal aid to applicants under the Lifestyle Test.
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Means Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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Merit Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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Jurisdiction Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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Forum Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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Availability of Funds Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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ERA Means Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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ERA Merit Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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ELA Means Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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ELA Merit Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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Means Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
-
Merit Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
-
Jurisdiction Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
-
Forum Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
-
Availability of Funds Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
-
ERA Means Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
-
ERA Merit Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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ELA Means Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
-
ELA Merit Test
- Means Test guidelines
- 1. What matters are means tested?
- 2. Whose means are considered?
- 3. Means Test structure
- 4. Income Test
- 5. Assets Test
- 6. Lifestyle Test
- 7. Means Test determines initial contribution
- 8. Means Test determines contribution to adverse cost
- 9. Discretions under the Means Test
- 11. Special types of applicants
- 12. Contributions on net assessable assets
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