CCT Jurisdiction of Local Court - State law matters Legal aid is not available for proceedings to be taken in a Local Court which fall within the jurisdiction of the Consumer Claims Tribunal. Where proceedings are taken by or for the benefit of applicants at a special disadvantage and where there are exceptional circumstances; and the applicant would suffer undue hardship if legal aid were refused this exclusion does not apply. In those circumstances a grant of legal aid is subject to Means Test A, Merit Test A, and general civil guidelines.

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