The Covid-19 pandemic has not left the Legal Aid Board SA, which provides legal assistance to the indigent, unscathed.
The provider of legal services to more than 700,000 people a year has recorded 72 Covid-19 cases, 49 recoveries and two deaths.
Gone are the days when people who need assistance from Legal Aid SA would visit its 64 offices and 64 satellite offices to get advice or seek legal representation. Members of the public are now encouraged to use the toll-free Legal Aid Advice Line 0800 110 110 for advice on whether an application for legal aid was permitted, and only then would an office-based consultation take place.
Shabangu said legal staff attended to their court work as per the approved staff deployment, and were limited to being at Legal Aid SA offices only for administration requirements and collection of files in an allocated week. Shabangu said to minimise the number of clients in waiting areas, those with urgent matters were consulted on an appointment basis.
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