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LEGAL AID QUEENSLAND ACT 1997 - SECT 46

Power to enter into legal assistance arrangements and other agreements

46 Power to enter into legal assistance arrangements and other agreements

(1) Legal Aid may enter into legal assistance arrangements.
(2) A legal assistance arrangement with the Commonwealth must be approved by the Minister.
(3) The matters for which a legal assistance arrangement may provide include the following—
(a) the amounts to be made available by the Commonwealth, a State or another entity, for legal assistance under this Act;
(b) the priorities to be observed in providing the legal assistance as between classes of persons or matters.
(4) To meet its obligations under a legal assistance arrangement, Legal Aid may enter into an agreement with a private lawyer, community legal centre or other entity to provide legal services.



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