Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Legal Aid Act 1978 - SECT 47

Costs to be paid to the Fund

47. Costs to be paid to the Fund



(1) All costs received or recovered which are payable to VLA under section 46
and all moneys paid by assisted persons towards costs in accordance with any
terms or conditions imposed by VLA or an independent reviewer shall be paid to
the Fund.



(2) Where the costs paid in any matter to VLA and all moneys, other than
interest, paid by the assisted person in respect of that matter together
exceed the amount which in the opinion of VLA would if the assisted person was
not an assisted person be properly chargeable to him for costs as between
solicitor and client in that matter the amount of the excess shall be paid to
the assisted person.