South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts27—Representation upon appeals to Board
(1) In every appeal to
the Board under this Part, the person to whom the proceedings relate is
entitled to be represented by counsel in accordance with this section.
(2) If a person
chooses to be represented by counsel pursuant to this section, he or she is
entitled to be represented by a legal practitioner provided pursuant to a
scheme established by the Minister for the purposes of this section, being a
legal practitioner—
(a)
chosen by the person himself or herself; or
(b) in
default of the person making a choice, chosen by such person or authority as
the scheme contemplates.
(3) A legal
practitioner (not being an employee of the Crown or a statutory authority) who
represents a person pursuant to this section is entitled to receive fees for
his or her services from the Minister, in accordance with a prescribed scale,
and cannot demand or receive from any other person any further fee for those
services.
(4) Nothing in this
section derogates from the right of the person to whom the proceedings relate
to engage counsel at his or her own expense, or to appear personally or by the
Public Advocate or other representative pursuant to the
Guardianship and Administration Act 1993 .