Funding Justice: Legal Aid and Public Prosecutions in Queensland

This report updates the CJC's 1995 report on the funding of legal aid and public prosecutions in Queensland. It focuses on the current financial situation and workload of Legal Aid Queensland (formerly the Legal Aid Commission) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. It also draws conclusions about aspects of the wider criminal justice system that have an impact on the efficient and effective operation of these two agencies.

The report concentrates on LAQ's and ODPP's respective roles in criminal justice matters. It does not consider the other substantial responsibilities of LAQ in, for example, family law and civil law matters. 

This report was tabled in Parliament on 21 September 2001.