House of Assembly: Thursday, October 14, 2021

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Grant Programs

In reply to Ms MICHAELS (Enfield) (2 August 2021). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government): In response to questions 14 and 15 I have been advised the following:

Attorney-General’s Department

The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21 and across the forward estimates for the Attorney-General’s Department—Controlled:

Grant program/fund name Purpose of grant program/fund 2020-21 Actual $000 2021-22 Estimate $000 2022-23 Estimate $000 2023-24 Estimate $000 2024-25 Estimate $000
National Legal Assistance Partnership—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services Provides both generalist and family law/family violence legal services in South Australia 5,192 5,267 5,350 5,427 5,506
Aboriginal Justice Advocacy Service To provide advice and advocacy on behalf of Aboriginal South Australians and their interactions with the justice sector. 120 120 226 232 236
Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA) National Institute of Forensic Science Contribution to National Institute of Forensic Science 41 41 41 41 41
Australian Government, The Treasury Contribution to Council for Australian Federation (CAF) Secretariat for 2020-21 16
Australian Institute of Criminology Research Grants The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice and seeks to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice 15 16 17 17 17
Australian National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS) Contribution to deliver relevant and translatable research evidence which drives policy and practice leading to a reduction in the levels of violence against women and their children 15
Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Research into judicial administration and the development and conduct of educational programmes for judicial officers, court administrators and members of the legal profession in relation to court administration and judicial systems 17
Australian Pro Bono Centre Services for promoting and supporting pro bono work 7 7
Australian Sports Commission – ‘Play by the Rules’ Deliver education and training that supports environments that are safe, fair and inclusive for sport and recreation 5 5 5 5 5
AustLii Foundation Ltd To improve access to justice through better access to information 2
National Legal Assistance Partnership—Community Legal Centres Provides both generalist and family law/family violence legal services in South Australia, as well as a Domestic Violence Unit which provides legal assistance and other forms of support, including financial support services such as financial counselling, to women experiencing or at risk of domestic violence in South Australia. 6,241 6,659 6,764 6,868 6,982
Conservation Council SA To enable the Conservation Council to coordinate a community response to a range of planning, infrastructure and transport initiatives 10
Bushfire Legal Assistance Services Provision of Cth funding to the Legal Assistance Sector for the 2019-20 bushfires 875
COVID-19 Legal Assistance Services Provision of Cth funding to the Legal Assistance Sector to help address the impact of COVID-19 4,546
Crime Prevention and Community Safety Grants Encounter Youth—Increase community safety 108
Crimestoppers South Australia Contribution to Crime Stoppers, a program in where the community and media help police solve crime. 200 205 210 215
Department of the Premier and Cabinet – iAPPLY Initiative 2020-21 iAPPLY Fee 33 34 34 35 36
Department of the Premier and Cabinet—Better Services Initiative 2020-21 contribution to Better Services Senior Management Council Initiative 12
Department of the Premier and Cabinet—JAWUN 2020-21 contribution for JAWUN 12
Department of Justice and Community Safety – Bond Products Research project Contribution to the National Bond Products Research Project 12
Drug Court Provide general legal defence services for defendants referred to and or accepted into the Drug Court Program 159 163 198 203 208
Financial Counselling and Advocacy Service Financial counselling and advocacy services for tenants with low financial literacy 131 134 138 141 144
Institute of Public Administration SA Division 2020-21 IPAA Agreement 21
Municipal Services on Aboriginal Lands Services funded by the MUNS Program include waste management, dog control and environmental health control, road and airfield maintenance, and water infrastructure maintenance 2,227 3,132 3,210 3,292 3,376
MUNS – Infrastructure Program Repair and renewal of MUNS related infrastructure that is critical to communities’ safety and wellbeing, including roads, waste, landfills, playgrounds and public spaces, wastewater systems and household septic tanks 2,299 4,259
National Coronial Information System contribution The National Coronial Information System is a data repository containing information about deaths reported to a Coroner in Australia and New Zealand 39 40 41 41 42
National Criminal Court Statistics Unit (NCCSU) contribution State contribution to the NCCSU to compile, analyse, publish and disseminate uniform national criminal courts statistics, subject to the provisions of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 22 23 23 23 23
National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council contribution Contribution to deliver continuous and sustainable vehicle theft reduction in Australia by advancing reform and cooperation between industry, government and community stakeholders 33
Operation Flinders Foundation Provides a crime prevention program for young offenders and young people at risk of reoffending 477 489
Professor Ross Vining Forensic Research Grant Provide funding for collaborative research to improve casework 50 50 50 50 50
Road Trauma Support Team of SA Contribution to Road Trauma Support Team of SA for 2020-21 57 100
Street Crime Initiative (Repay SA) To provide skills, training and where appropriate qualifications linked to the community work that offenders undertake 296 304 312 320 328
South Australian Law Reform Institute To provide funding for administrative support 64 48 50 51 52
SA Offender Management Plan 2020-21 contribution to SA Offender Management Plan administrative support 13


The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21 and across the forward estimates for the Attorney-General’s Department—Administered:

Grant program/fund name Purpose of grant program/fund 2020-21 Actual result $000 2021-22 Estimate $000 2022-23 Estimate $000 2023-24 Estimate $000 2024-25 Estimate $000
Child Abuse Protection Fund To fund work which protects children 416 425 434 444 454
Justice Rehabilitation Fund To fund programs and facilities that will further crime prevention and rehabilitation strategies 298 240 240 240 240
Legal Services Commission Legal Aid Services (inc. Commonwealth funding) 42,858 43,687 43,715 44,639 45,585
State Expensive Criminal Cases Reimburse Legal Services Commission for expensive criminal cases 437 400 400 400 400
Victims of Crime Fund To advance the interests of victims of crime or assist in the prevention of crime 5,184 4,174 4,255 4,361 4,469
Harm Minimisation Fund For programs that support health and safety education and rehabilitation services 31 200 200 200 200


There were no approved carryovers of grants from 2020-21 into 2021-22 for the Attorney-General’s Department as at the end of August 2021.