LEGAL AID COMMISSION ACT 1979 - SECT 41
Demand for or receipt of certain payments prohibited
LEGAL AID COMMISSION ACT 1979 - SECT 41
Demand for or receipt of certain payments prohibited
41 Demand for or receipt of certain payments prohibited
(1) Despite any Act or law to the contrary, a law practice is not entitled to
charge or recover from a legally assisted person any amount-- (a) by way of
costs in respect of work assigned by the Commission to the law practice on
behalf of that person, or
(b) by way of disbursements incurred on behalf of
that person in connection with that work,
except with the approval of the
Commission.
(2) A provision of any agreement (whether in writing or not and
whether entered into before or after the commencement of this section)-- (a)
under which the operation of this section is excluded, modified or restricted,
or
(b) which has the effect of excluding, modifying or restricting the
operation of this section,
is void.
