(1) When legal services have been provided to a legally assisted person, the
Commission is to determine the amount, if any, payable to the Commission by
the person in respect of the costs and expenses of those legal services
(including expenses under section 33). More than one such determination can be
made in respect of the person and can be made at or after the conclusion of
the matter for which legal services were provided or, if legal aid is
terminated during the course of the matter, at or after the termination. A
determination can be varied by a later determination.
(2) The amount payable
under subsection (1) shall not exceed the amount by which the sum of--
(a) the
costs of the legal services provided, and
(b) any disbursements and
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in or in connection with the provision of
those services,
(2A) An
amount required to be paid under subsection (1) must be paid in such manner,
and within such time, as the Commission directs.
(3) The Commission may
recover an amount payable to it under subsection (1), and any interest payable
in respect of the amount, as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.