Legal Aid NSW offices will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 and will reopen on Monday 6 January 2025. During this time you can contact LawAccess NSW via web chat or by calling 1300 888 529. See Christmas closedown 2024–25 for more information.
Summary criminal law
Criminal law resource and tool
A number of Legal Aid NSW panels focus on the criminal law jurisdiction.
Among them are the Summary Crime, Indictable Crime Solicitor and Child Crime panels. For information on applying for appointment to a Legal Aid NSW panel see the Panels and compliance web page.
Resources
- General criminal law guide to claiming fees (pdf)
- Guide to preparing a defended hearing in the local court (pdf)
- Mandatory Disease Testing Act 2021 – A short guide for lawyers (pdf)
- Mandatory Disease Testing - Tipsheet for lawyers (pdf)
- Parliamentary library resources (legislation, court and tribunal decisions, key national bodies)
- Reading a criminal record (pdf)
- Spent convictions (pdf)
Quality Standards Checklist
This checklist is designed to assist legal practitioners in criminal, family and civil law practice to undertake legal aid work in accordance with the Quality Standards. The checklist is intended to provide clarity on the quality of legal services that legal practitioners at a panel member law practice are expected to deliver when undertaking legal aid work.
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