New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL AID COMMISSION ACT 1979 - SECT 52

52 Conditions applying to members of panels

(1) The appointment of a legal practitioner to a panel is for 2 years (or such other term as may be specified by the regulations), unless the legal practitioner is sooner removed from the panel at his or her request or in accordance with this Division.

(2) A legal practitioner in private practice may re-apply under section 51 for appointment to a panel.

(3) Before work may be assigned to a legal practitioner who is appointed to a panel, the practitioner must enter into a service provision agreement with the Commission.

(4) Without limiting the matters for or with respect to which a service provision agreement may make provision, a service provision agreement may make provision for or with respect to the following matters:

(a) the terms on which the legal practitioner is to provide legal services to a legally assisted person or to legally assisted persons,

(b) practice standards, and compliance with practice standards,

(c) the provision of regular written reports on the progress of an allocated matter,

(d) audits under section 52B,

(e) participation in a rostered duty lawyer service.

(5) Appointment to a panel does not confer an entitlement to work.