This is not just a matter of providing legal information. It often involves professional assistance through legal services.
Legal services are expensive.
These days, it is generally accepted that legal aid should be organised by a government body, and that the Commonwealth should play a large role in funding, and in setting policy guidelines for the granting of legal aid. Legal assistance can take different forms, such as legal information, legal education, legal advice, and legal representation. The main providers of legal assistance are the State legal aid bodies. Legal information and legal education are often available through these bodies without means testing. Legal advice and legal representation will often require an application for legal aid and will usually be means tested.