Summary Criminal Prosecution - Commonwealth Legal aid may be granted for trials in the Local Court to defend charges. arising under any Commonwealth statute (including charges arising under the Corporations Law and State legislation applying to that Act) where charges are to be dealt with summarily there is a real prospect that the accused, if convicted would be imprisoned or would lose the capacity to to continue in his or her usual occupation where charges are dealt with on indictment where the applicant has a reasonable prospect of acquittal and where one of the following applies - conviction would be likely to have a significantly detrimental effect on the defendants livelihood or employment, actual or prospective, or - the defendant suffers from a disabililty or disadvantage that would prevent self representation, or -conviction would be likely to result in a term or imprisonment (including a suspended term) being imposed. A grant of aid is subject to Means Test B and the Commonwealth Criminal Law Guidelines.

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