South Australian Current Acts

LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION ACT 1977 - SECT 23

23—Legal Services Fund

        (1)         The Legal Services Fund is established.

        (2)         The fund consists of—

            (a)         all money payable to the fund by the Law Society from the statutory interest account; and

            (b)         all money paid to the Commission for the provision of legal assistance by the Government of the State or the Commonwealth; and

            (c)         all money paid to, or recovered by, the Commission as legal assistance costs, or as payments towards legal assistance costs; and

            (d)         the income and accretions arising from the investment of any of the money from the fund; and

            (e)         any other money paid to the Commission for the purpose of enabling it to provide legal assistance.

        (3)         The fund will be administered by the Commission and applied for the purpose of providing legal assistance in accordance with this Act and otherwise in the administration of this Act.

        (4)         The Commission may, with the approval of the Attorney-General, invest money from the fund, not immediately required for the purposes of this Act, in such manner as it thinks fit.