Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crown Proceedings Act 1958 - SECT 12

Persons may defend in forma pauperis

12. Persons may defend in forma pauperis

When any person against whom any proceedings under this Part are instituted in
the Supreme Court is disabled by poverty from making defence thereto, it shall
be competent for such person to petition the court on affidavit verifying such
disability; and the court, on being satisfied of the truth of the facts
alleged in such affidavit, may assign Australian legal practitioners (within
the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2004) to such person; and the
Australian legal practitioners so assigned are hereby required to act for such
person without fee.