(1) The power of the Commission to impose conditions on the grant or provision
of legal aid to a person extends to authorise the imposition of a condition
requiring the person--
(a) to provide, or to enter into an agreement to
provide, security to the satisfaction of the Commission for the payment of
amounts payable or which may become payable by the person to the Commission
under this Act, and
(b) to pay any expenses incurred by the Commission by way
of stamp duty, registration fees and other disbursements in connection with
the provision of any such security or the entering into of any such agreement.
(2) The Commission is empowered to take such action as may be necessary or
expedient for or in connection with the due enforcement of any such security
or agreement.
(3) If a condition is imposed under subsection (1) (b), the
person must pay the required amount in such manner and within such time as the
Commission directs and it may be recovered by the Commission from the person
as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(4) To remove any doubt, it
is declared that the amounts payable by a person to the Commission under this
Act include any interest payable in respect of those amounts under section
71A.