Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

LEGAL AID COMMISSION ACT 1990

- Act 42 of 1990
- Royal Assent 20 December 1990

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      1. Short title
   2.      2. Commencement
   3.      3. Interpretation

   PART 2 - Legal Aid Commission

   4.      4. Constitution of Commission
   5.      5. Membership of Commission
   6.      6. Functions of Commission
   7.      7. Powers of Commission
   8.      8. Director of Legal Aid
   9.      9. Acting Director
   10.     10. Staff of Commission
   10A.    10A. Appointment of Commissioner
   11.     11. Professional conduct of officers

   PART 3 - Legal Aid Committees

   12.     12. Establishment of Legal Aid Committees
   13.     13. Constitution of Legal Aid Committees
   14.     14. Functions and powers of Legal Aid Committees

   PART 4 - Legal Aid

   15.     15. Provision of legal aid
   16.     16. Applications for legal aid
   17.     17. Determination of applications
   18.     18. Termination or variation of legal aid
   19.     19. Circumstances in which legal aid may be provided
   20.     20. Legal aid for certain persons
   21.     21. Contributions towards costs and expenses
   22.     22. Services of private legal practitioners
   23.     23. Allocation of work
   24.     24. Fees and costs
   25.     25. Entitlement of assisted persons to costs
   26.     26. Costs awarded against assisted persons
   27.     27. Guidelines
   28.     28. Notification of decisions

   PART 5 - Review Committees

   29.     29. Requests for review
   30.     30. Establishment of Review Committees
   31.     31. Constitution of Review Committee
   32.     32. Function of Review Committee
   33.     33. Hearing
   34.     34. Decision of Review Committee

   PART 6 - Finances of Commission

   35.     35. Legal Aid Fund
   36.     36. Application of Fund
   37.     37. Authorised deposit-taking institution accounts
   38.     38. Investment of funds
   39.     39. Money held on trust
   40.     40. Accounts
   41.     41. Audit
   42.     42. Estimates of expenditure

   PART 7 - Miscellaneous

   43.     43. Publicity of services
   44.     44. Signature of legal practitioner
   45.     45. Establishment of consultative committees
   46.     46. False or misleading statements
   47.     47. Certificates
   48.     48. Annual reports
   49.     49. Immunity of members
   50.     50. Delegation by Commission or Director
   51.     51. Exemption from duty, &c.
   52.     52. Regulations
   53.     53. Transitional and savings provisions
   53A.    53A. Validation of appointments
   54.     54. Administration of Act
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3


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