Advocacy services and Legal Aid paid to third parties.
Dear Department of Veterans' Affairs,
The information I am seeking is:
: The amount paid by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to ESO’s in 2017/18 for the provision of advocacy services through DVA’s various schemes.
The list is to be by ESO’S and where applicable by States, e.g. RSL NSW, RSL VIC, etc.
: The amount paid by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in 2017/18 to legal aid organizations, e.g. Legal Aid NSW, etc, and
: The amount allocated by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in 2018/19 to legal aid organizations, e.g. Legal Aid NSW, etc.
Thanking you in anticipation,
Yours faithfully,
Alan ASHMORE
Dear Mr Ashmore,
Freedom of Information Request: FOI 26865
I refer to your request for access to documents held by the Department of
Veterans’ Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (the FOI Act). Your request was received by the Department on 4
February 2019 and was framed in the following terms:
“The information I am seeking is:
:The amount paid by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to ESO’s in
2017/18 for the provision of advocacy services through DVA’s various
schemes.
The list is to be by ESO’S and where applicable by States, e.g. RSL NSW,
RSL VIC, etc.
:The amount paid by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in 2017/18 to
legal aid organizations, e.g. Legal Aid NSW, etc, and
:The amount allocated by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in 2018/19 to
legal aid organizations, e.g. Legal Aid NSW, etc.”
In accordance with section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act, the due date for a
decision on your request is 6 March 2019.
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Information Law Team
Information Law Section | Legal Services and General Counsel Branch
Legal Assurance and Governance Division
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
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Dear Mr Ashmore
Please find attached the decision relating to your freedom of information
request received by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on 4 February
2019.
Kind regards
Information Law Section | Legal Services & Assurance Branch
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
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