Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Attorney-General may give the board a written direction about the following--
(a) Legal Aid performing its functions or exercising its powers;
(b) Legal Aid's policies, priorities or guidelines, including priorities in legal assistance funding.
(2) The Attorney-General may only, and must, give a direction under subsection (1) relating to legal assistance given under a legal assistance arrangement with the Commonwealth, if the Commonwealth Attorney-General gives the Attorney-General a written request for the direction.
(3) A direction under subsection (1) can not be about giving legal assistance to a particular person.
(4) The board must comply with a direction given under subsection (1) or (2).
(5) The Attorney-General must table in the Legislative Assembly--
(a) a copy of any direction given to the board under subsection (1); and
(b) if the direction was given on the request of the Commonwealth Attorney-General--a copy of the request.
(6) The copy of a direction or request mentioned in subsection (5) must be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within 10 sitting days after the direction is given to the board.