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Tasmanian legal assistance to get a boost
Under the 2019 Solicitors’ Guarantee Fund Grants, both the Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania and the Magistrates Court of Tasmania will receive funding for important projects, the state government has announced.
Jerome Doraisamy
The Hodgman government in Tasmania has pledged that more than $2 million will be distributed to 12 organisations across the state, as part of its commitment to “improving our justice system and protecting Tasmania’s most vulnerable people”.
“To help reduce backlog, the Magistrates Court of Tasmania will receive $107,388 to upgrade videoconferencing facilities to improve the quality of video evidence and assist the court in receiving evidence from vulnerable witnesses.”
Ms Archer noted that other grants to be included are: a grant to the Launceston Community Legal Centre to continue its award winning Legal Literacy Volunteer Program, one to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to extend the Witness Assistance Service which supports vulnerable people at the Magistrates Court, and one to the Tenants’ Union of Tasmania to support the delivery of legal assistance services and community legal education to tenants statewide.
“The Hodgman Liberal government is a strong supporter of legal assistance organisations and the valuable work they undertake in our communities,” Ms Archer concluded.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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