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Objectives
The Legal Aid Commission,
established by the Legal Aid Act 1977, provides legal assistance in accordance with
the Act. The assistance may be provided by private legal practitioners or the Commission's
own officers. The Commission also represents regional residents whose legal proceedings
take place in the ACT.
The main objective of the
Commission is to maximise access to justice in the ACT by providing legal services to
disadvantaged members of the community.
As well as legal
representation, the Commission provides other services such as duty lawyer, advice,
community education and input on law reform.
1999-2000 Highlights
Strategic and operational
issues to be pursued in 1999-2000 include:
- continuing to provide an effective and
efficient means of legal services to the community within the terms of the
Commonwealth/ACT funding agreement, while managing expenditure in the criminal law area
given the anticipated continuation in growth of demand;
- working with the Commonwealth Government
to establish an effective purchaser/provider funding regime;
- continuing to improve delivery of
services through the introduction of electronic lodgement of grants of aid and electronic
proforma invoicing; and
- continuing to improve the community's
access to justice through a proactive community legal education program which will provide
information about legal services and the law. This program particularly targets special
needs groups and their requirements.
| Budget
Summary |
1999-00
Planned |
| Government
Funding |
$'000 |
- Service Payments from General Government
|
4 770 |
| Revenues |
|
- Interest and user charges
|
1 118 |
| Services
Provided |
|
|
|
5 798 |
Legal Aid Commission
(ACT)
Operating Statement
1998-99 |
|
|
1998-99 |
1999-00 |
|
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
Budget |
|
|
Est.Outcome |
Budget |
Var |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
$'000 |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
% |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
| |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
725 |
|
User Charges - Non ACT Government
|
725 |
700 |
-3 |
500 |
500 |
513 |
4 801 |
|
User Charges - ACT Government
|
4 801 |
4 770 |
-1 |
4 903 |
5 027 |
5 155 |
445 |
|
Interest
|
445 |
418 |
-6 |
418 |
427 |
437 |
5 971 |
|
Total
Revenue |
5 971 |
5 888 |
-1 |
5 821 |
5 954 |
6 105 |
| |
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 381 |
|
Employee Expenses
|
2 381 |
2 432 |
2 |
2 502 |
2 543 |
2 577 |
320 |
|
Superannuation Expenses
|
320 |
340 |
6 |
340 |
348 |
353 |
3 130 |
|
Administrative Expenses
|
3 130 |
2 941 |
-6 |
3 080 |
3 159 |
3 239 |
140 |
|
Depreciation and Amortisation
|
140 |
85 |
-39 |
60 |
54 |
54 |
5 971 |
|
Total
Expenses |
5 971 |
5 798 |
-3 |
5 982 |
6 104 |
6 223 |
0 |
|
Operating
Result |
0 |
90 |
- |
-161 |
-150 |
-118 |
860 |
|
Accumulated
Funds - Start of Period |
308 |
308 |
- |
398 |
237 |
87 |
859 |
|
Accumulated
Funds - End of Period |
308 |
398 |
29 |
237 |
87 |
-31 |
Legal Aid Commission
(ACT)
Statement Of Financial Position
Budget |
|
|
Est.Outcome |
Planned |
|
Planned |
Planned |
Planned |
as at 30/6/99 |
|
|
as at 30/6/99 |
as at 30/6/00 |
Var |
as at 30/6/01 |
as at 30/6/02 |
as at 30/6/03 |
$'000 |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
% |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
| |
|
Current
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
334 |
|
Cash
|
284 |
489 |
72 |
388 |
342 |
278 |
199 |
|
Receivables
|
396 |
396 |
- |
396 |
396 |
396 |
429 |
|
Investments
|
279 |
150 |
-46 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
962 |
|
Total
Current Assets |
959 |
1 035 |
8 |
834 |
738 |
674 |
| |
|
Non
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
113 |
|
Receivables
|
194 |
194 |
- |
194 |
194 |
194 |
424 |
|
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
363 |
377 |
4 |
417 |
363 |
309 |
537 |
|
Total Non
Current Assets |
557 |
571 |
3 |
611 |
557 |
503 |
1 499 |
|
TOTAL
ASSETS |
1 516 |
1 606 |
6 |
1 445 |
1 295 |
1 177 |
| |
|
Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
207 |
|
Creditors
|
403 |
403 |
- |
403 |
403 |
403 |
296 |
|
Employee Entitlements
|
303 |
303 |
- |
303 |
303 |
303 |
503 |
|
Total
Current Liabilities |
706 |
706 |
- |
706 |
706 |
706 |
| |
|
Non
Current Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
137 |
|
Employee Entitlements
|
202 |
202 |
- |
202 |
202 |
202 |
137 |
|
Total Non
Current Liabilities |
202 |
202 |
- |
202 |
202 |
202 |
640 |
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES |
908 |
908 |
- |
908 |
908 |
908 |
859 |
|
NET ASSETS |
608 |
698 |
15 |
537 |
387 |
269 |
| |
|
REPRESENTED
BY FUNDS EMPLOYED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
859 |
|
Accumulated Funds
|
308 |
398 |
29 |
237 |
87 |
-31 |
0 |
|
Reserves
|
300 |
300 |
- |
300 |
300 |
300 |
859 |
|
TOTAL
FUNDS EMPLOYED |
608 |
698 |
15 |
537 |
387 |
269 |
Legal Aid Commission
(ACT)
Cashflow Statement
1998-99 |
|
|
1998-99 |
1999-00 |
|
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
Budget |
|
|
Est.Outcome |
Budget |
Var |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
$'000 |
|
|
$'000 |
$'000 |
% |
$'000 |
$'000 |
$'000 |
394 |
|
CASH AT
BEGINNING OF REPORTING PERIOD |
323 |
284 |
-12 |
489 |
388 |
342 |
| |
|
CASH FLOWS
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Receipts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 508 |
|
User Charges
|
5 526 |
5 470 |
-1 |
5 403 |
5 527 |
5 668 |
445 |
|
Interest Received
|
445 |
418 |
-6 |
418 |
427 |
437 |
5 953 |
|
Operating
Receipts |
5 971 |
5 888 |
-1 |
5 821 |
5 954 |
6 105 |
| |
|
Payments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 701 |
|
Related to Employees
|
2 701 |
2 772 |
3 |
2 842 |
2 891 |
2 930 |
3 131 |
|
Related to Administration
|
3 131 |
2 941 |
-6 |
3 080 |
3 159 |
3 239 |
5 832 |
|
Operating
Payments |
5 832 |
5 713 |
-2 |
5 922 |
6 050 |
6 169 |
121 |
|
NET CASH
INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
139 |
175 |
26 |
-101 |
-96 |
-64 |
| |
|
CASH FLOWS
FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Receipts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
Proceeds from Sale/Maturities of
Investments
|
21 |
129 |
514 |
100 |
50 |
0 |
21 |
|
Investing
Receipts |
21 |
129 |
514 |
100 |
50 |
0 |
| |
|
Payments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
199 |
|
Purchase of Property, Plant and
Equipment
|
199 |
99 |
-50 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
199 |
|
Investing
Payments |
199 |
99 |
-50 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
-178 |
|
NET CASH
INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
-178 |
30 |
117 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
-57 |
|
NET
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH HELD |
-39 |
205 |
626 |
-101 |
-46 |
-64 |
336 |
|
CASH AT
THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD |
284 |
489 |
72 |
388 |
342 |
278 |
Notes to the Budget
Statements
Operating Statement
The anticipated
improvement in the operating result in 1999-2000 will be as a result of the finalisation
of a large inquest during the 1998-99 financial year.
Significant variations are
as follows:
- user charges - non ACT Government: the
decrease of $0.025m is a continuing decrease in recovered costs from civil cases and
reduced contributions from Commonwealth cases; and
- administrative expenses: the decrease of
$0.189m in 1999-2000 relates to the large inquest as mentioned above which occurred during
1998-99, as such, the level of expenses incurred during the case will not continue into
the forward years.
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