Queensland Legislation
Queensland
LEGAL AID QUEENSLAND BILL 1997
Queensland
LEGAL AID QUEENSLAND BILL 1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title 20.6... 8 2 Commencement ....... 6... eee eee nee 8 3 Main objects... 2... eee teen tt eee ees 8 4 Dictionary .... 0.6... e cect eens 9 5 Meaning of "legal assistance"... 2... eee ees 9 6 Meaning of "legally assisted person" .............. 00 ec cece eee ees 9 7 Meaning of "legal assistance arrangement"............--.0 0020s eee 9
PART 2—LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Division 1—Preliminary
8 Application of pt 2.0.0... eee ete tte eee 10 Division 2—Giving legal assistance
9 Applying for legal assistance ...... 2.6... 0... c cece es 10 10 How to apply for legal assistance... 1... 6... eee eee eee 10 11 What is taken into account in deciding whether legal assistance
may be Qiven ..... cent teen eens 10 12 What is taken into account in deciding whether an applicant
needs legal assistance .... 2.0... eee eee 11 13 What else is taken into account if the applicant is a corporation........ 12 14 What else is taken into account in deciding whether to give legal
assistance for an applicant not normally resident in the State .......... 12 15 Effect of likely outcome on decision whether to give legal
assistance for a court proceeding..................0 00.00 cece eee 12 16 Legal Aid may assist person having an interest adverse to the
State Cte... eee eee eee 13
17 Deciding applications .......... 6... cece eee eee 13 Legal Aid Queensland 1922 242629 32
Conditions of approval ......... 0... eee eee eee How Legal Aid may enforce a condition of an approval ............... Legal Aid must give written notice if it refuses an application.......... Division 3—Reviews and court recommendations Reviewing legal assistance decisions ...................00 002 eee eee Court may recommend legal assistance .................00 00000000, Division 4—Alternative dispute resolution Definitions for div 4.0.0.0... 06. c cece tee eee e ee Legal Aid's powers in relation to alternative dispute resolution......... Admissions made to conferencing chairpersons .................0002. Conferencing chairperson to maintain secrecy ...................0000. Ordinary protection and immunity allowed................0...00200. Division 5—General duties of lawyers and Legal Aid agents Lawyer must notify other parties that a person is legally assisted ....... Legal Aid agent must give particular information to Legal Aid ......... Division 6—Costs of proceedings
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