Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If the commission provides legal assistance to a person by arranging for the services of a private legal practitioner, the commission may only select a practitioner who is included in a panel established under section 31E (1) (a listed practitioner ) to provide that assistance.
(2) In selecting a listed practitioner to act for a legally assisted person, the principal considerations that the commission must take into account are the interests of the person and the person's preference (if any) for a particular listed practitioner.
(3) The commission must, after taking into account the considerations mentioned in subsection (2), ensure that selection of a listed practitioner to provide legal assistance is made as equitably as possible having regard to—
(a) the nature of the listed practitioner's legal practice; and
(b) the practitioner's experience.