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Justice and Law Enforcement

Legal Aid Western Australia

Portfolio: Justice

https://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$80M

WA Budget 2025-26
Flat vs prior year
Total Revenue

$80M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

300

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

Legal Aid WA’s purpose is to see that the law protects all Western Australians regardless of poverty or disadvantage

VISION

To provide equitable access to justice to support a fair and safe community

PURPOSE

Legal Aid WA’s purpose is to see that the law protects all Western Australians regardless of poverty or disadvantage

Strategic priorities

· 2

1

Expanding preventative and early intervention services

2

Collaborating with government and not-for-profit sector partners

Outcomes

· 2

Outcome 1: Equitable access to justice

To provide legal assistance services that are appropriate, joined up, culturally safe, targeted, and timely to all Western Australians

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • representation under grants of aid
  • duty lawyer services
  • legal advice and discrete assistance
  • Community Legal Education

Outcome 2: Client-centred services

To offer coordinated and tailored services to better meet individual client needs through triage, referrals, legal service delivery, and social support services

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • triage and referrals
  • legal service delivery
  • social support services

Values

· 5

Making a difference

Client centred

Respect

Innovation

Transparency

Performance measures

· 2

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

Number of clients assisted with NDIS access

95% success rate for NDIS access applications

95% success rate

Annual Report 2024-25
Achieved

CLMI01

Number of clients assisted with mental impairment issues

60% success rate of obtaining the full level of increased supports

60% success rate of obtaining the full level of increased supports

Annual Report 2024-25
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL-WEB.pdf)

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