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Boothby and CLP taken to task by feds for failing to properly fund Legal Aid services

Boothby and CLP taken to task by feds for failing to properly fund Legal Aid services

Federal Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has reminded her NT counterpart Marie-Clare Boothby that the NT Government has an obligation to maintain proper funding for legal aid for Territorians, amid fears from the Federal Government that increased pressure on NT courts and corrections has been exacerbated by funding cuts, which has produced “heightened risks to fairness and access to justice” that may be in breach of international human rights obligations.

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