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Legal Access next-step check
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Authority order
Use this order when source layers disagree.
| Rank | Source layer |
| 1 | Official agency open dataset: canonical public office location and contact fields |
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| 2 | Official agency website: office page, hotline, working hours, jurisdiction, and service notes |
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| 3 | Info.go service page: function, eligibility, documents, fees, process, service points, and service hours |
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| 4 | Official restricted API: high-value but permissioned; document it as restricted, not open public data |
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| 5 | Government Data Catalog / agency CKAN metadata: discovery and resource validation |
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| 6 | OpenStreetMap: coordinates, office=lawyer, public-office tags, and nearby access enrichment |
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| 7 | Open DBD: private legal-service business discovery, not lawyer-license proof |
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| 8 | Lawyers Council: consultation and professional-body context |
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| 9 | Commercial POI APIs: opening hours, reviews, and photos only when licensed |
Matching rules
A legal-access graph must not merge public courts, police stations, land offices, prisons, and private law firms into one flat POI category.
| Rule | Meaning |
| 1 | Office type must match before merging: court, police station, land office, legal aid office, prison, probation office, or private law firm. |
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| 2 | Official name plus parent agency plus province is a strong public-office match. |
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| 3 | Official address plus coordinates within 150 meters is a strong geospatial match. |
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| 4 | COJ jurisdiction, land-office jurisdiction, police area, and DOPA district boundaries must be stored separately. |
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| 5 | Working hours are not service hours; filing counters, visits, emergency reporting, and online intake can differ. |
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| 6 | Private company registration is not lawyer-license verification. |
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| 7 | Do not use restricted identity, land-title, court-case, or personal justice APIs as public open feeds. |
Legal-office source notes
Use official agency datasets for office locations, Info.go for who can use each service and how to apply, agency pages for office hours and jurisdiction, and OSM/DBD only as enrichment for private legal-office discovery.