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Friday, March 29, 1974
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MORE TO QUALIFY FOR LEGAL AID
The Legal Aid (Assessment of Contribution) Regulations have
been amended to raise the level of
personal
allowances made when
calculating the disposable income of applicants for legal aid.
Although many people receive completely free legal aid, some
may be required to make a partial contribution towards the cost of
providing them with legal aid, depending upon their financial situation.
However, personal allowances are made when computing the
disposable incomes and capitals of the applicants in assessing the amount
of their contributions, if any.
Raising the level of personal allowances will result in the
disposable incomes of applicants for legal aid being assessed at a lower
level than previously.
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This will have a two-fold effect: First, more people will be
financially eligible to receive legal aid; and second more applicants
will receive completely free legal aid while others with higher gross income
will pay smaller contributions towards their legal costs.
The new rates of allowances, published in the Government Gazette today,
are as follows:
(a) Person with no dependent
(b) Person and first two dependents
(formerly first three dependents)
(c) Third, fourth and fifth depen-
dents (formerly fourth, fifth and sixth dependents)
(a) Sixth and additional dependents
(formerly seventh and additional dependents)
Old Rate $ 110
New Rate $ 145
$ 90 each
$ 105 each
$ 70 each, in addition to (b)
$ 85 each,
$ 55 each,
in addition to (b) and (c)
in addition to (b)
$ 65 each, in addition to (b) and (c)
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