Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The functions of the Commission are as follows:
(a) to provide legal aid in accordance with this Act;
(b) to liaise and co-operate with, and to make reciprocal arrangements with, professional bodies representing private legal practitioners and other bodies engaged or interested in the provision of legal aid;
(c) to liaise with professional bodies representing private legal practitioners to facilitate the use of services provided by private legal practitioners;
(d) to make maximum use of services which private legal practitioners offer to provide on a voluntary basis;
(e) to encourage and permit persons who are not legal practitioners or barristers to participate, so far as the Commission considers it practicable and proper to do so, on a voluntary basis and under professional supervision, in the provision of legal aid;
(f) to provide agencies of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory of the Commonwealth concerned in the provision of legal aid with such statistical and other information as they may reasonably require;
(g) to ascertain the most efficient, economical and effective means of maximizing rights and remedies under the law in Tasmania;
(h) to perform such other functions as the Minister may direct.
(2) In the performance of its functions, the Commission shall –
(a) have regard to the amount of money standing to the credit of the Fund and any other money likely to be received for the purposes of that Fund; and
(b) ensure that legal aid is provided in the most effective, efficient and economical manner; and
(c) ensure that its activities are carried on consistently with, and do not prejudice, the independence of the private legal profession.