Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Where –
either the assisted person or the other party may request the Commission to pay to the other party on behalf of the assisted person an amount representing the whole or a part of the costs that the assisted person was so directed to pay.(a) legal aid is provided to a person in relation to a proceeding instituted by the person in a court; and
(b) the court makes an order in the proceeding directing the assisted person to pay costs incurred by another party to the proceeding –
(2) A request under subsection (1) shall be decided –
(a) in accordance with the guidelines; and
(b) by an officer, if the question whether legal aid should be granted in relation to the proceeding was decided by an officer; or
(c) by a Legal Aid Committee, if the question was decided by a Legal Aid Committee.
(3) An amount paid by the Commission under this section is deemed to have been paid by the assisted person.