Legal Aid

Minister, the acting Secretary made some comments about indexation for Legal Aid previously. The base grant for Legal Aid in 2023‑24 was set at 1.63 per cent indexation, significantly lower than the 3 per cent of the increase in salaries in the Tasmanian State Service and significantly lower than CPI. I think the acting Secretary has just said that they've been funded now with an indexation commensurate to that provided to the community sector, also insufficient to match our CPI.

Attorney-General, we can all agree that access to justice is critical for justice to be done fairly and in the manner in which we want the justice system to perform. The Commonwealth Budget has recently allocated $44.1 million, an announcement by the Treasurer, to provide an immediate funding boost to the legal assistance sector. Can you tell me how much of that $44.1 million is coming to us, and when the payments will flow?