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LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION ACT 1977 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Legal Services Commission Act 1977 repealed the following:

Poor Persons Legal Assistance Act 1925

Poor Persons Legal Assistance Act Amendment Act 1968

Poor Persons Legal Assistance Act Amendment Act 1969

Legislation amended by principal Act

The Legal Services Commission Act 1977 amended the following:

Legal Practitioners Act 1936

Local and District Criminal Courts Act Amendment Act 1972

Statutes Amendment (Capital Punishment Abolition) Act 1976

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1977

25

Legal Services Commission Act 1977

12.5.1977

4.5.1978 (Gazette 4.5.1978 p1541) except ss 10(1)(a), (c)—(k), 11—13, 15—23, 26, 28—31—21.12.1978 and except ss 4, 10(1)(b) & Sch—30.1.1979 (Gazette 21.12.1978 p2305)

1979

37

Legal Services Commission Act Amendment Act 1979

15.3.1979

15.3.1979 (Gazette 15.3.1979 p681)

1983

110

Legal Services Commission Act Amendment Act 1983

22.12.1983

22.12.1983 (Gazette 22.12.1983 p1722)

1990

22

Legal Services Commission Act Amendment Act 1990

26.4.1990

26.7.1990 (Gazette 26.7.1990 p397)

1995

27

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 1995

27.4.1995

s 16—4.5.1995 (Gazette 4.5.1995 p1705)

2001

10

Legal Assistance (Restrained Property) Amendment Act 2001

12.4.2001

s 5—30.12.2001 (Gazette 13.12.2001 p5352)

2002

23

Legal Services Commission (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2002

31.10.2002

22.12.2002 (Gazette 19.12.2002 p4735) except s 11—31.10.2004 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915)

2004

55

Statutes Amendment (Legal Assistance Costs) Act 2004

16.12.2004

Pt 3 (ss 12—20)—13.1.2005 (Gazette 13.1.2005 p69)

2005

19

Criminal Assets Confiscation Act 2005

9.6.2005

Sch 1 (cll 8 & 9)—2.4.2006 (Gazette 16.2.2006 p578)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Pt 1



ss 2—4

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 5



s 5(1)

s 5 redesignated as s 5(1) by 55/2004 s 12(5)

13.1.2005

the amended Act

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

the appointed day

inserted by 37/1979 s 3

15.3.1979


deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Commission practitioner

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(1)

13.1.2005

legal costs

substituted by 22/1990 s 3

26.7.1990


deleted by 55/2004 s 12(2)

13.1.2005

legal assistance costs

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(2)

13.1.2005

notional fees

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(3)

13.1.2005

the repealed Act

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

restraining order

inserted by 10/2001 s 5(a)

30.12.2001


amended by 19/2005 Sch 1 cl 8

2.4.2006

scale

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(4)

13.1.2005

s 5(2)

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(5)

13.1.2005

Pt 2



s 6



s 6(1)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 6(2) and (3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 6(4)

amended by 37/1979 s 4(a)

15.3.1979


amended by 22/1990 s 4(a)

26.7.1990


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


(b) deleted by 23/2002 s 3(a)

22.12.2002

s 6(5)

inserted by 37/1979 s 4(b)

15.3.1979


amended by 22/1990 s 4(b)

26.7.1990


deleted by 23/2002 s 3(b)

22.12.2002

s 7



s 7(1)

substituted by 37/1979 s 5

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 7(3) and (4)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 8



s 8(1)

amended by 110/1983 s 3(a)

22.12.1983


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 8(1a)

inserted by 110/1983 s 3(b)

22.12.1983


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 8(2)—(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 8(5)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 9

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 9A

inserted by 110/1983 s 4

22.12.1983

s 9A(1)—(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 10



s 10(1)

amended by 37/1979 s 6

15.3.1979


amended by 22/1990 s 5

26.7.1990


amended by 23/2002 ss 4(b), 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


(a) deleted by 23/2002 s 4(a)

22.12.2002


(ha) deleted by 23/2002 s 4(c)

22.12.2002

s 10(2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 10(2a)

inserted by 23/2002 s 4(d)

22.12.2002

s 11

amended by 37/1979 s 7

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


(c) deleted by 23/2002 s 5

22.12.2002

s 13

amended by 110/1983 s 5

22.12.1983


substituted by 23/2002 s 6

22.12.2002

Pt 3



s 14



s 14(1)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 14(2)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 14(3)

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 14(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 14A

inserted by 23/2002 s 7

22.12.2002

s 15



s 15(3)

amended by 37/1979 s 8(a)

15.3.1979


substituted by 22/1990 s 6

26.7.1990

s 15(4)

deleted by 22/1990 s 6

26.7.1990

s 15(5)—(7)

inserted by 37/1979 s 8(b)

15.3.1979


deleted by 22/1990 s 6

26.7.1990

s 15(8)

inserted by 37/1979 s 8(b)

15.3.1979


substituted by 23/2002 s 8

22.12.2002

Pt 4



s 16

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 17



s 17(1)

amended by 37/1979 s 9(a)

15.3.1979


substituted by 23/2002 s 9

22.12.2002

s 17(2)

substituted by 37/1979 s 9(b)

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 17(3)—(7)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 18



s 18(1)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 13(1)

13.1.2005

s 18(1a)

inserted by 55/2004 s 13(2)

13.1.2005

s 18(2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 13(2)

13.1.2005

s 18(3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 13(3)

13.1.2005

s 18(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 13(4)

13.1.2005

s 18(5)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 18A

inserted by 22/1990 s 7

26.7.1990

s 18A(1)

amended by 55/2004 s 14(1), (2)

13.1.2005

s 18A(3)

amended by 55/2004 s 14(3)

13.1.2005

s 18A(5)

amended by 55/2004 s 14(4), (5)

13.1.2005

s 18A(6)

amended by 55/2004 s 14(6)

13.1.2005

s 18B

inserted by 10/2001 s 5(b)

30.12.2001

s 18B(2)

amended by 55/2004 s 15(1)—(3)

13.1.2005

s 18B(3)

substituted by 55/2004 s 15(4)

13.1.2005

s 18B(4)

amended by 19/2005 Sch 1 cl 9

2.4.2006

s 18C

inserted by 55/2004 s 16

13.1.2005

s 19



s 19(1)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 17(1)

13.1.2005

s 19(2)

substituted by 37/1979 s 10(a)

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 17(1)

13.1.2005

s 19(2a)

inserted by 55/2004 s 17(1)

13.1.2005

s 19(3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 17(1)

13.1.2005

s 19(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 19(5)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 17(12)

13.1.2005

s 19(6)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 19(7)

inserted by 37/1979 s 10(b)

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 17(3)

13.1.2005

s 19(8)

inserted by 55/2004 s 17(3)

13.1.2005

s 20



s 20(1)—(3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 21



s 21(1)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 21(2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 22



s 22(1) and (2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Pt 5



s 23



s 23(1)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 23(2)

amended by 37/1979 s 11

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 18

13.1.2005

s 23(3) and (4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 24



s 24(1) and (2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 24(3)

amended by 37/1979 s 12

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 25



s 25(1) and (2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 26

substituted by 37/1979 s 13

15.3.1979


substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 26(2)

amended by 55/2004 s 19

13.1.2005

Pt 6



s 27



s 27(1)

substituted by 23/2002 s 10

22.12.2002

s 27(1a)

inserted by 23/2002 s 10

22.12.2002

s 27(2)

amended by 37/1979 s 14

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 28



s 28(2)

amended by 37/1979 s 15(a)

15.3.1979

s 28(4)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 28(5)

inserted by 37/1979 s 15(b)

15.3.1979

s 29

substituted by 37/1979 s 16

15.3.1979


substituted by 23/2002 s 11

31.10.2004


substituted by 55/2004 s 20

13.1.2005

s 31

amended by 23/2002 s 12

22.12.2002

s 31A

inserted by 37/1979 s 17

15.3.1979


substituted by 110/1983 s 6

22.12.1983

s 31A(2) and (3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 32

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 33



s 33(1) and (2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 33A

inserted by 27/1995 s 16

4.5.1995

s 34



s 34(1)

s 34 redesignated as s 34(1) by 37/1979 s 18

15.3.1979

s 34(2)

inserted by 37/1979 s 18

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Sch

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—1.10.1991


Reprint No 2—4.5.1995


Reprint No 3—30.12.2001


Reprint No 4—22.12.2002


31.10.2004


13.1.2005