Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Division
unless the contrary intention appears —
decision means —
(a) a
decision refusing to provide legal aid under this Act;
(b) a
decision refusing to provide legal aid under this Act of the nature or to the
extent applied for or altering, adversely to an assisted person, the nature or
extent of legal aid that is being provided to that person;
(ba) a
decision refusing to approve, in accordance with section 14, any
disbursement or out-of-pocket expense for which such approval is sought;
(c) a
decision imposing a condition on the provision of legal aid under this Act or
varying, adversely to an assisted person, a condition so imposed;
(d) a
decision terminating the provision of legal aid under this Act;
(da) a
decision under section 40(1a); or
(e) a
determination under section 44;
legal aid has the same meaning as it has in and
for the purposes of Division 3;
person affected , in relation to a decision,
means —
(a) in
the case of a decision referred to in paragraph (a) of the interpretation
decision in this section — the applicant;
(b) in
the case of a decision referred to in paragraph (b), (ba) or (c) of that
interpretation — the applicant or assisted person, as the case
may be;
(c) in
the case of a decision referred to in paragraph (d) or (e) of that
interpretation — the assisted person;
(d) in
the case of a decision referred to in paragraph (da) of that
interpretation — the assisted person or the private
practitioner whose selection is set aside under section 40(1a).
[Section 46 amended by No. 60 of 1977
s. 22; No. 126 of 1982 s. 13; No. 90 of 1986 s. 18.]