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LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION ACT 1977


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   5.      Interpretation

   PART 2--The Legal Services Commission

   6.      Constitution of Legal Services Commission
   7.      Terms and conditions of office
   8.      Quorum etc
   9.      Allowances and expenses
   9A.     Disclosure of interest
   10.     Functions of Commission
   11.     Principles on which Commission operates
   11A.    Legal Profession Reference Committee
   12.     Advisory and other committees
   12A.    Appeals
   12B.    Panel of assessors
   13.     Delegation

   PART 3--The Director of Legal Services and other staff

   14.     The Director
   14A.    Director's power of delegation
   15.     Employment of legal practitioners and other persons by Commission

   PART 4--Legal assistance

   16.     Legal assistance to be provided by the Commission and by private practitioners
   17.     Application for legal assistance
   18.     Recovery of legal assistance costs from assisted persons
   18A.    Legal assistance costs may be secured by charge on land
   18B.    Special provisions in relation to property subject to a restraining order
   18C.    Director to determine scale of fees for professional legal work
   19.     Determination and payment of legal assistance costs to legal practitioners (other than Commission practitioners)
   20.     Costs
   21.     Duty to supply information
   22.     Disclosure of information relating to legal assistance

   PART 5--Financial provisions

   23.     Legal Services Fund
   24.     Power to borrow with approval of Treasurer
   25.     Audit
   26.     Commission and trust money

   PART 6--Miscellaneous

   27.     Agreements between State and Commonwealth
   28.     Remission of fees
   29.     Provision of legal assistance by Commission practitioners
   30.     Legal practitioners employed by Commission bound by ethical standards of the profession
   31.     Discipline of legal practitioner employed by Commission
   31A.    Secrecy
   33.     Annual report
   33A.    Immunity
   34.     Regulations
           Legislative history
           The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
           follows:


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