Legal Services Commission Act 1977 (SA)

South Australia Legal Services Commission Act 1977 An Act to establish the Legal Services Commission; to provide for legal assistance for persons throughout the State and for other purposes.

Contents 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