Legal Aid ACT is committed to ensuring client confidentiality and has information barriers in place to protect client information.
Legal Aid ACT may hold information about other people involved in your legal matter(s) that may be relevant to your case.
Under our information privacy and conflict of interest policies, this information will not be disclosed to you or used to assist your case.
- The information you give us, in this form, and the information you give to your Legal Aid ACT lawyer, will be used to
- Assess your eligibility for Legal Assistance
- Help your lawyer with your legal representation
- Update your personal details in our records
- Evaluate our services.
Legal Aid ACT also gives statistical information, after removing names of clients, to the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.
Legal Aid ACT information barriers are designed to keep your confidential information from being accessed by or discussed with any other Legal Aid ACT lawyer who may give legal services to other people involved in your legal matters or a related matter.
Your information will not be given to any other person or agency unless you give us permission to, or we are required to by law.
You can get information about our privacy and conflict of interest policies by:
- visiting www.legalaidact.org.au or
- contacting the Legal Aid ACT Helpline on 1300 654 314.