Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LEGAL AID ACT 1977

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Notes  

   PART 2--ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF LEGAL AID COMMISSION

   6.      Establishment of commission  
   8.      Functions of commission  
   8A.     Funding agreements—application of Act  
   9.      Powers of commission  
   10.     Duties of commission  
   11.     Guidelines for allocation of work  
   12.     Guidelines for provision of assistance  
   13.     Professional conduct by officers of commission  

   PART 3--BOARD OF COMMISSION

   14.     Establishment of board of commission  
   15.     Functions of board  
   16.     Constitution of board  

   PART 4--OFFICERS OF COMMISSION

   17.     Chief executive officer and assistant executive officers  
   18.     Qualifications for appointment  
   19.     Duties of assistant executive officers  
   19A.    Statutory officers of the commission to give reports  
   19B.    Statutory officers of the commission to follow directions  
   20.     Staff of commission  
   21.     Delegation  
   22.     Rights of officers of commission in relation to legal practice  
   23.     Legal practitioner on record  

   PART 5--PROVISION OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE BY COMMISSION

   24.     Bringing services of commission to public notice  
   25.     Application for legal assistance  
   26.     Deciding applications for legal assistance  
   27.     Ending or changing legal assistance  
   28.     Circumstances in which legal assistance may be provided  
   28A.    Legal assistance under the convention  
   29.     Legal assistance—interests adverse to Territory  
   30.     Legal advice and duty lawyer services  
   30A.    Minor legal assistance  
   31.     Contribution towards costs and expenses  
   31A.    Security for payment of contribution  
   31B.    Arranging for services of private legal practitioners  
   31C.    Fees for services of private legal practitioners  
   31D.    Record of services provided by private legal practitioners  
   31E.    Panels of private legal practitioners  
   31F.    Compliance audits  
   32.     Notice to practitioner about proposed decision  
   32AA.   Payments to private legal practitioners  
   32A.    Prohibition of additional payments to private practitioners  
   33.     Entitlement of legally assisted people to costs in proceedings  
   34.     Payment by commission of costs awarded against legally assisted  
   35.     Notification of decisions  

   PART 5A--DISPUTE RESOLUTION

   35A.    Definitions—pt 5A  
   35B.    Power of commission to arrange approved negotiation  
   35C.    Expenses of dispute resolution  
   35D.    Confidentiality of negotiation  
   35E.    Admissibility of evidence  
   35F.    Protection of convenor from liability  

   PART 6--RECONSIDERATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   36.     Reconsideration of decision  
   37.     Establishment and constitution of review committees  
   39.     Function of review committee  
   39A.    Chief executive officer and person requesting review to have opportunity to be  
   39B.    Power of review committees to obtain information and documents  
   40.     Decision of review committee  
   40A.    Cessation of committee  

   PART 7--FINANCES OF COMMISSION

   41.     Establishment of fund  
   42.     Banking accounts  
   43.     Application of fund  
   44.     Limitation on contracts  
   45.     Estimates of expenditure  
   46.     Proper accounts to be kept by commission  
   47.     Audit  

   PART 8--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMISSION

           Division 8.1--Commissioners

   48.     Term of office  
   50.     Qualifications for appointment  
   51.     Resignation  
   52.     Removal from office  
   54.     Meetings  
   55.     Interests to be disclosed  

           Division 8.2--Officers of commission

   56.     Term of appointment of statutory officers  
   57.     Conditions of appointment  
   58.     Leave of absence  
   59.     Resignation  
   60.     Removal from office  
   60A.    Review of decision to remove from office  
   61.     Outside employment  
   68.     Conditions of employment of staff  
   68A.    Personnel management  
   69.     Application of Legal Profession Act to commission etc  

   PART 10--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO REVIEW COMMITTEES

   76.     Membership of panel  
   77.     Resignation from panel  
   78.     Removal from panel  
   79.     Allowances  
   80.     Meetings of review committee  
   81.     Interests to be disclosed  

   PART 11--CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

   82.     Establishment of consultative committees  
   83.     Constitution of consultative committees  
   84.     General provisions relating to consultative committees  

   PART 12--INQUIRY RELATING TO AFFAIRS OF COMMISSION

   84A.    Definitions for pt 12  
   84B.    Appointment of person to conduct inquiry  
   84C.    Assistants  
   84D.    Access to documents etc  
   84E.    Professional privilege  

   PART 13--MISCELLANEOUS

   90.     Delegation by commission  
   91.     Liabilities of commission and Territory  
   91A.    Grants to voluntary legal assistance organisations  
   92.     Secrecy  
   92AA.   General exceptions to secrecy provisions  
   92A.    Power of commission to obtain information or documents  
   93.     Exemption from fees and taxes  
   94.     Commission to operate as Legal Aid ACT  
   94A.    Application of Financial Management Act to commission  
   95.     False or misleading statements  
   95A.    Interest on amounts due to commission  
   96.     Certificate as to amounts owing to commission  
   98.     Superannuation  
   99.     Approved forms  
   100.    Regulation-making power  

   PART 14--TRANSITIONAL--JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO 2)

   101.    Continuation of appointments  
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