Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"assisted person" means a person to whom legal assistance is provided under this Act.
"audit" has the same meaning as in the Audit Act .
"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Commission and includes a person appointed under section 51 to act in the office of Chairman while so acting.
"Commission" means the Legal Aid Commission established by section 5.
"Commissioner" means a Commissioner of the Commission and includes the Chairman of the Commission and a person acting as a Commissioner under section 51A.
"court" includes a tribunal or person entitled to receive evidence on oath.
"Director" means the Director of Legal Aid and includes a person appointed to act in the office of the Director.
"duty lawyer services" means legal services provided by a legal practitioner (whether or not an officer) attending at a proceeding of a court, being legal services consisting of appearing on behalf of a person at, or giving legal advice to a person in connection with, the proceeding, otherwise than by prior arrangement with the person.
"Law Society" means the Law Society Northern Territory as established by section 635 of the Legal Profession Act .
"Legal Aid Committee" means a Legal Aid Committee established under section 15.
"Legal Aid Fund" means the Legal Aid Fund established by section 43.
"officer" means the Director or a person employed by the Commission who is a legal practitioner.
"private legal practitioner" means a legal practitioner practising on his or her own account or in partnership.
"produce" includes permit access to.
"Review Committee" means a Review Committee established under Part VI.
(2) A reference in this Act to the provision of legal assistance shall be construed as a reference to the provision of legal services (including the giving of legal advice) without charge to the person to whom the legal assistance is provided with or without the making of a payment by the person, or the provision of financial assistance to bring or defend a civil proceeding.