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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
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