AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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LEGAL AID COMMISSION ACT 1990 - SECT 31

31. Constitution of Review Committee

      (1) A Review Committee consists of 3 members appointed by the Commission of whom –

(a) one is a private legal practitioner; and

(b) one is an officer; and

(c) one is a person who is not a private legal practitioner nor an officer but who has qualifications or experience relevant to the performance of the function of a Review Committee.

      (2) The Commission shall appoint a member of a Review Committee as chairperson of that Review Committee.

      (3) The Commission may appoint as a deputy of a member of a Review Committee –

(a) a private legal practitioner, in the case of a member referred to in subsection (1)(a); or

(b) an officer, in the case of a member referred to in subsection (1)(b); or

(c) a person who is not a private legal practitioner nor an officer but who has qualifications and experience relevant to the performance of the function of a Review Committee, in the case of a member referred to in subsection (1)(c).

      (4) The deputy of a member appointed under subsection (3) is entitled to attend a meeting of a Review Committee in the absence of the member from that meeting and while so attending is deemed to be a member of that Review Committee.



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