Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LEGAL AID ACT - SECT 37

    (1)     The members of a Review Committee shall be appointed by the Commission.

    (2)     The Commission shall appoint a member of each Review Committee to be Chairman of that Committee.

    (3)     The Commission may appoint as a deputy a member of a Review Committee:

        (a)     in the case of a member referred to in section 36(2)(a) – a private legal practitioner;

        (b)     in the case of a member referred to in section 36(2)(b) – an officer; and

        (c)     in the case of a member referred to in section 36(2)(c) – a person (not being a private legal practitioner or an officer) who has qualifications or experience relevant to the performance of the function of a Review Committee.

    (4)     In the event of the absence of a member of a Review Committee from a meeting of the Review Committee, the deputy of the member is entitled to attend the meeting and while so attending shall be deemed to be a member.