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LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION ACT 1977 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Legal Services Commission Act 1977 repealed the following:

Poor Persons Legal Assistance Act 1925

Poor Persons Legal Assistance Act Amendment Act 1968

Poor Persons Legal Assistance Act Amendment Act 1969

Legislation amended by principal Act

The Legal Services Commission Act 1977 amended the following:

Legal Practitioners Act 1936

Local and District Criminal Courts Act Amendment Act 1972

Statutes Amendment (Capital Punishment Abolition) Act 1976

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1977

25

Legal Services Commission Act 1977

12.5.1977

4.5.1978 (Gazette 4.5.1978 p1541) except ss 10(1)(a), (c)—(k), 1113, 1523, 26, 2831—21.12.1978 and except ss 4, 10(1)(b) & Sch—30.1.1979 (Gazette 21.12.1978 p2305)

1979

37

Legal Services Commission Act Amendment Act 1979

15.3.1979

15.3.1979 (Gazette 15.3.1979 p681)

1983

110

Legal Services Commission Act Amendment Act 1983

22.12.1983

22.12.1983 (Gazette 22.12.1983 p1722)

1990

22

Legal Services Commission Act Amendment Act 1990

26.4.1990

26.7.1990 (Gazette 26.7.1990 p397)

1995

27

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 1995

27.4.1995

s 16—4.5.1995 (Gazette 4.5.1995 p1705)

2001

10

Legal Assistance (Restrained Property) Amendment Act 2001

12.4.2001

s 5—30.12.2001 (Gazette 13.12.2001 p5352)

2002

23

Legal Services Commission (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2002

31.10.2002

22.12.2002 (Gazette 19.12.2002 p4735) except s 11—31.10.2004 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915)

2004

55

Statutes Amendment (Legal Assistance Costs) Act 2004

16.12.2004

Pt 3 (ss 1220)—13.1.2005 (Gazette 13.1.2005 p69)

2005

19

Criminal Assets Confiscation Act 2005

9.6.2005

Sch 1 (cll 8 & 9)—2.4.2006 (Gazette 16.2.2006 p578)

2009

84

Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

10.12.2009

Pt 82 (s 194)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320)

2011

38

Legal Services Commission (Charges on Land) Amendment Act 2011

6.10.2011

27.10.2011 (Gazette 27.10.2011 p4343)

2013

44

Legal Practitioners (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2013

3.10.2013

Sch 2 (cll 3 & 4)—1.7.2014 (Gazette 5.6.2014 p2241)

2013

47

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio No 2) Act 2013

24.10.2013

Pt 6 (s 9)—17.5.2014 (Gazette 8.5.2014 p1630)

2016

25

Legal Services Commission (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016

2.6.2016

1.12.2016 (Gazette 1.12.2016 p4572)

2016

29

Real Property (Electronic Conveyancing) Amendment Act 2016

16.6.2016

Sch 1 (cl 1)—4.7.2016 (Gazette 30.6.2016 p2761)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Pt 1



ss 2—4

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 5



s 5(1)

s 5 redesignated as s 5(1) by 55/2004 s 12(5)

13.1.2005

the amended Act

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

the appointed day

inserted by 37/1979 s 3

15.3.1979


deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Commission practitioner

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(1)

13.1.2005

legal costs

substituted by 22/1990 s 3

26.7.1990


deleted by 55/2004 s 12(2)

13.1.2005

legal assistance costs

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(2)

13.1.2005

Legal Profession Reference Committee

inserted by 25/2016 s 4

1.12.2016

notional fees

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(3)

13.1.2005

the repealed Act

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

restraining order

inserted by 10/2001 s 5(a)

30.12.2001


amended by 19/2005 Sch 1 cl 8

2.4.2006

scale

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(4)

13.1.2005

s 5(2)

inserted by 55/2004 s 12(5)

13.1.2005

Pt 2



s 6



s 6(1)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 6(2) and (3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 6(4) before substitution by 25/2016

amended by 37/1979 s 4(a)

15.3.1979


amended by 22/1990 s 4(a)

26.7.1990


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


(b) deleted by 23/2002 s 3(a)

22.12.2002

s 6(4)

substituted by 25/2016 s 5

1.12.2016

s 6(5)

inserted by 37/1979 s 4(b)

15.3.1979


amended by 22/1990 s 4(b)

26.7.1990


deleted by 23/2002 s 3(b)

22.12.2002

s 6(5)

inserted by 25/2016 s 5

1.12.2016

s 7



s 7(1)

substituted by 37/1979 s 5

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 7(3) and (4)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 8



s 8(1)

amended by 110/1983 s 3(a)

22.12.1983


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 25/2016 s 6(1)

1.12.2016

s 8(1a)

inserted by 110/1983 s 3(b)

22.12.1983


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


deleted by 25/2016 s 6(2)

1.12.2016

s 8(2) and (3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 8(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 25/2016 s 6(3)

1.12.2016

s 8(5)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 9

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 9A

inserted by 110/1983 s 4

22.12.1983

s 9A(1)—(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 10



s 10(1)

amended by 37/1979 s 6

15.3.1979


amended by 22/1990 s 5

26.7.1990


amended by 23/2002 ss 4(b), 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


(a) deleted by 23/2002 s 4(a)

22.12.2002


(ha) deleted by 23/2002 s 4(c)

22.12.2002

s 10(2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 10(2a)

inserted by 23/2002 s 4(d)

22.12.2002

s 11

amended by 37/1979 s 7

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


(c) deleted by 23/2002 s 5

22.12.2002

s 11A

inserted by 25/2016 s 7

1.12.2016

s 12

amended by 25/2016 s 8

1.12.2016

ss 12A and 12B

inserted by 25/2016 s 9

1.12.2016

s 13

amended by 110/1983 s 5

22.12.1983


substituted by 23/2002 s 6

22.12.2002

s 13(2a)

inserted by 25/2016 s 10

1.12.2016

Pt 3



s 14



s 14(1)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 14(2)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 14(3)

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 14(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 14A

inserted by 23/2002 s 7

22.12.2002

s 15



s 15(3)

amended by 37/1979 s 8(a)

15.3.1979


substituted by 22/1990 s 6

26.7.1990


amended by 84/2009 s 194

1.2.2010

s 15(4)

deleted by 22/1990 s 6

26.7.1990

s 15(5)—(7)

inserted by 37/1979 s 8(b)

15.3.1979


deleted by 22/1990 s 6

26.7.1990

s 15(8)

inserted by 37/1979 s 8(b)

15.3.1979


substituted by 23/2002 s 8

22.12.2002

Pt 4



s 16

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 17



s 17(1)

amended by 37/1979 s 9(a)

15.3.1979


substituted by 23/2002 s 9

22.12.2002

s 17(2)

substituted by 37/1979 s 9(b)

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 17(3)—(7)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 18



s 18(1)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 13(1)

13.1.2005

s 18(1a)

inserted by 55/2004 s 13(2)

13.1.2005

s 18(2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 13(2)

13.1.2005

s 18(3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 13(3)

13.1.2005

s 18(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 13(4)

13.1.2005

s 18(5)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 18A

inserted by 22/1990 s 7

26.7.1990

s 18A(1)

amended by 55/2004 s 14(1), (2)

13.1.2005

s 18A(3)

amended by 55/2004 s 14(3)

13.1.2005

s 18A(5)

amended by 55/2004 s 14(4), (5)

13.1.2005


amended by 38/2011 s 4(1)

27.10.2011


amended by 29/2016 Sch 1 cl 1

4.7.2016

s 18A(6)

amended by 55/2004 s 14(6)

13.1.2005


amended by 38/2011 s 4(2)

27.10.2011

s 18A(6a)

inserted by 38/2011 s 4(3)

27.10.2011

s 18B

inserted by 10/2001 s 5(b)

30.12.2001

s 18B(2)

amended by 55/2004 s 15(1)—(3)

13.1.2005

s 18B(3)

substituted by 55/2004 s 15(4)

13.1.2005

s 18B(4)

amended by 19/2005 Sch 1 cl 9

2.4.2006

s 18C

inserted by 55/2004 s 16

13.1.2005


amended by 25/2016 s 11

1.12.2016

s 19



s 19(1)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 17(1)

13.1.2005

s 19(2)

substituted by 37/1979 s 10(a)

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 17(1)

13.1.2005

s 19(2a)

inserted by 55/2004 s 17(1)

13.1.2005

s 19(3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 17(1)

13.1.2005

s 19(4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 19(5)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 17(12)

13.1.2005

s 19(6)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 19(7)

inserted by 37/1979 s 10(b)

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


substituted by 55/2004 s 17(3)

13.1.2005


amended by 25/2016 s 12

1.12.2016

s 19(8)

inserted by 55/2004 s 17(3)

13.1.2005

s 20



s 20(1)—(3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 21



s 21(1)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 21(2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 22



s 22(1) and (2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Pt 5



s 23



s 23(1)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 23(2)

amended by 37/1979 s 11

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 55/2004 s 18

13.1.2005

s 23(3) and (4)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 24



s 24(1) and (2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 24(3)

amended by 37/1979 s 12

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 25



s 25(1) and (2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 26

substituted by 37/1979 s 13

15.3.1979


substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 26(1)

amended by 44/2013 Sch 2 cl 3

1.7.2014

s 26(2)

amended by 55/2004 s 19

13.1.2005

Pt 6



s 27



s 27(1)

substituted by 23/2002 s 10

22.12.2002

s 27(1a)

inserted by 23/2002 s 10

22.12.2002

s 27(2)

amended by 37/1979 s 14

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 28



s 28(2)

amended by 37/1979 s 15(a)

15.3.1979

s 28(4)

substituted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 28(5)

inserted by 37/1979 s 15(b)

15.3.1979

s 29

substituted by 37/1979 s 16

15.3.1979


substituted by 23/2002 s 11

31.10.2004


substituted by 55/2004 s 20

13.1.2005

s 31

amended by 23/2002 s 12

22.12.2002


amended by 44/2013 Sch 1 cl 4

1.7.2014

s 31A

inserted by 37/1979 s 17

15.3.1979


substituted by 110/1983 s 6

22.12.1983

s 31A(1)

amended by 25/2016 s 13(1), (2)

1.12.2016

s 31A(2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 31A(3)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002


amended by 47/2013 s 9

17.5.2014

s 32

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 33



s 33(1) and (2)

amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 33A

inserted by 27/1995 s 16

4.5.1995

s 33A(1)

amended by 25/2016 s 14

1.12.2016

s 34



s 34(1)

s 34 redesignated as s 34(1) by 37/1979 s 18

15.3.1979

s 34(2) before deletion by 25/2016

inserted by 37/1979 s 18

15.3.1979


amended by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

s 34(2)

deleted by 25/2016 s 15

1.12.2016

Sch

deleted by 23/2002 s 13 (Sch)

22.12.2002

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Legal Services Commission (Charges on Land) Amendment Act 2011, Sch 1—Transitional provision

The amendments to the Legal Services Commission Act 1977 effected by section 4 of this Act apply, after the commencement of section 4, in relation to charged land whether the charge was created before or after that commencement.

Legal Services Commission (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016, Sch 1

1—Transitional provision

(1) Despite any other provision of the principal Act, a member of the Commission, other than the Chairman or the Director of the Commission, holding office immediately before the relevant day will cease to hold office on the relevant day and any contract of employment, agreement or arrangement relating to the office held by that member is terminated by force of this clause at the same time (and no right of action will arise against a Minister or the State on account of that termination).

(2) In this clause—

principal Act means the Legal Services Commission Act 1977;

relevant day means the day on which this clause comes into operation.

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—1.10.1991


Reprint No 2—4.5.1995


Reprint No 3—30.12.2001


Reprint No 4—22.12.2002


31.10.2004


13.1.2005


2.4.2006


1.2.2010


27.10.2011


17.5.2014


1.7.2014


4.7.2016




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