Law Council of Australia Media Release - Courts win funding but wider legal sector misses out

07/10/2020

The Law Council of Australia applauds the Government's material injection of $35.7 million, over four years, for resourcing and judicial numbers in the Federal Circuit Court, and acknowledges the overall investment of a projected $132.1 million, aimed at expediting the handling of family law and other matters over the same period.

This funding follows repeated calls from the Law Council for additional judicial resourcing, to improve outcomes for Australian families and migration applicants. While the announcement is a step in the right direction, more is required to improve outcomes for Court users, says Law Council President, Ms Pauline Wright.

The Law Council's media release is available here.