South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) The
Attorney-General may, by a special or general direction, reduce, remit or
postpone, or provide for the conditional or unconditional reduction, remission
or postponement of any fees that would, if no such direction were given, be
payable to the Crown in connection with any act, transaction or matter arising
in the course of professional legal work carried out for an assisted person.
(2) The
Attorney-General may, by a special or general direction, require any officer
in the employment of the State to supply free of cost, or for such fees as the
Attorney-General fixes, to any legal practitioner acting for an
assisted person, a certified or other copy of any document in the possession,
custody or control of that officer, if that copy is required in connection
with any professional legal work carried out for an assisted person.
(3) In this
section—
"document" includes any transcript or notes of evidence or arguments in any
court.
(4) A general or
special direction given under this section prevails over any inconsistent
enactment or regulation.
(5) In this
section—
"assisted person" means a person for whom legal assistance is provided or
arranged—
(a) by
the Commission; or
(b) by
any prescribed agency.