Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_87
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 87
Character Range: 431207–435069

87        Justice Services—Community Legal Services Program                                                                                                    To provide funding to organisations to:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) provide legal information and legal assistance services (including legal advice and legal representation):
                                                                                                                                                               (i) to persons in relation to matters in the federal jurisdiction or in relation to Commonwealth laws; or
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) specifically targeted to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; or
                                                                                                                                                               (iii) to persons in a Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) provide legal assistance services and deliver and receive mental health training through the use of telephone and online communication services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) provide for communication between legal assistance organisations; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) collect data, conduct research, and provide advice for the purpose of informing the Commonwealth in relation to legal services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) evaluate or improve the matters referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing support for activities:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) incidental to the legislative powers vested in the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) done in the exercise of the executive power of the Commonwealth; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) with respect to telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) with respect to statistics; or
                                                                                                                                                               (e) with respect to the people of any race for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws; or
                                                                                                                                                               (f) with respect to a Territory.