Legal Aid Commission Act 1990 (Tas)

Legal Aid Commission Act 1990

An Act to establish a Legal Aid Commission to administer the granting of legal aid [Royal Assent 20 December 1990]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Legal Aid Commission Act 1990 .

2. Commencement The provisions of this Act commence on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – assisted person means a person to whom legal aid is provided under this Act; chairperson means the chairperson of the Commission and includes a person appointed to act in the office of chairperson; Commission means Tasmania Legal Aid constituted under section 4 ; Commissioner means a Commissioner of the Commission and includes the chairperson; court includes a tribunal or person entitled to receive evidence on oath; current practising certificate means a practising certificate in force under the Legal Profession Act 1993 ; Director means the Director of the Commission appointed under section 8 and includes a person appointed to act in the office of the Director; Fund means the Legal Aid Fund established under section 35 ; guidelines means guidelines issued by the Commission under section 27 ; Law Society means The Law Society of Tasmania continued under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; legal aid means the provision of legal assistance and legal services; Legal Aid Committee means a Legal Aid Committee established under section 12 ; legal assistance means any legal work or legal advice provided to a person; legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner; legal services includes services consisting of appearing on behalf of a person, or giving legal advice to a person, in connection with a proceeding of a court otherwise than by prior arrangement with the person; officer means a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in the office of the Commission and who is a legal practitioner; private legal practitioner means a person who is practising as a legal practitioner; regulations means regulations made under this Act; Review Committee means a Review Committee established under section 30 .