In relation to applicants waiting for legal services, the Minister has asked me to point out to the House that the Legal Aid Board operates a procedure whereby priority is accorded to certain categories of cases, for example domestic violence, child care, child abduction and cases in which there are time limits. I understand that in these cases the application is dealt with immediately and the person concerned is not placed on a waiting list. That would probably not extend to the case to which the Senator is referring, although I have found from personal experience that local authorities are usually fairly co-operative in holding positions.