South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts6—Constitution of Legal Services Commission
(1) The Legal Services
Commission is established.
(2) The Commission is
a body corporate and—
(a) has
perpetual succession and a common seal; and
(b) is
capable of—
(i)
acquiring, dealing with, and disposing of, real and
personal property; and
(ii)
acquiring or incurring any other rights or liabilities
that may properly attach to a body corporate; and
(c) is
capable of suing and being sued; and
(d) has
the powers, functions and duties prescribed or imposed upon it by or under
this Act.
(3) The Commission is
not an instrumentality of the Crown and is independent of the Government.
(4) The Commission
consists of the following members:
(a) one
(the Chairman) will be—
(i)
a person holding judicial office; or
(ii)
a legal practitioner of not less than five years
standing,
appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the Attorney-General; and
(c) one
person who is, in the opinion of the Attorney-General, an appropriate person
to represent the interests of assisted persons, appointed by the Governor on
the nomination of the Attorney-General after consultation with the South
Australian Council of Social Service Incorporated; and
(d)
three persons appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the
Attorney-General; and
(e)
three persons appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the Law Society;
and
(f) one
employee of the Commission appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the
employees of the Commission; and
(g)
the Director.