PUBLIC DEFENDERS ACT 1995 - As at 15 July 2015 - Act 28 of 1995

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions

PART 2 - APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS

• 3A Guidelines for appointments
• 4 Appointment of Senior Public Defender
• 5 Appointment of Deputy Senior Public Defenders
• 6 Appointment of Public Defenders
• 7 Acting appointments

PART 3 - FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS

• 8 Functions of Senior Public Defender
• 9 Functions of Deputy Senior Public Defenders
• 10 Functions of Public Defenders
• 11 Guidelines
• 12 Recovery of costs from community legal centres

PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 13 Staff
• 14 Delegation
• 15 Attorney General may arrange secondments
• 16 Protection from liability
• 17 Annual report
• 18 External review committee
• 19 Regulations
• 20 Repeal of Public Defenders Act 1969
21. (Repealed)
• 22 Savings, transitional and other provisions
• 23 Review of Act
• SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 2 (Repealed)
• SCHEDULE 3