Local Court Summons Matters Legal aid is available for Local Court summons matters (other than domestic violence proceedings) only in the following circumstances for defendants where: there is a real possibility of a gaol sentence being imposed or the matter would ordinarily have proceeded by way of a charge, or exceptional circumstances exist. Legal aid is not available to complainants in summons matters, other than as provided in domestic violence proceedings.. A grant of aid is subject to Means Test B and the State Criminal Law Guidelines.

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