LEGAL AID ACT 1977
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
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
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 provide 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
- 68B Application of merit principle to re-engagements of statutory officers
- 69 Application of Legal Profession Act to commission etc
Division 8.3--Records management—legal services records
- 69A Definitions—div 8.3
- 69B Records management—legal services records
- 69C Approval of records management program
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 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 DICTIONARY ENDNOTES