AUSTRALIA · GRANT
Afghanistan Inquiry Legal Assistance Scheme
🇦🇫 Afghanistan Inquiry Legal Assistance Scheme The Afghanistan Inquiry Legal Assistance Scheme, issued by the Attorney-General's Department, provides financial assistance for the reasonable costs of legal representation. This scheme supports current and former Australian Defence Force (ADF) members involved in criminal investigations and prosecutions stemm…
Key facts
- Agency
- Attorney-General's Department
- Location
- National
- Status
- Open
- Opened
- 30 Sept 2021
- Closing
- Ongoing
- Categories
- 151004 - Legal Services
Summary and scope
The Afghanistan Inquiry Legal Assistance Scheme funds the reasonable costs of legal representation for current and former serving Australian Defence Force members who are the subject of, or participating in, criminal investigations and prosecutions relating to matters arising from the Afghanistan Inquiry. This includes advice for the purposes of participating in Australian Federal Police (AFP)/Office of Special investigator (OSI) investigations, defending charges and giving evidence in Court if criminal proceedings are brought in relation to those matters.
Eligibility
Legal financial assistance may be provided to members and former members of the ADF for their reasonable legal representation and disbursement costs if they can demonstrate: The OSI or the AFP has asked them to provide evidence, or They have been asked or compelled, either by the court, prosecution or defence, to provide evidence in criminal proceedings in relation to matters that are the subject of the AFP/OSI Afghanistan investigation, or They have been charged with a crime in relation to matters that are the subject of the AFP/OSI Afghanistan investigation, or They have been served with a Potentially Affected Person (PAP) Notice by the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force, or similar notice by another relevant authority in relation to matters that are the subject of the AFP/OSI Afghanistan investigation.
Source and freshness
Source update date not provided
Information shown is sourced from public opportunity records. Official buyer documents and addenda take precedence for deadlines, eligibility and submission requirements.