{"id":"sl-2010-26","name":"Legal Aid Regulation 2010","slug":"legal-aid-regulation-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"26 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173425,"registerId":"act-sl-2010-26-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legal Aid Regulation 2010","content":"Australian Capital Territory\nLegal Aid Regulation 2010\nSL2010-26\nmade under the\nLegal Aid Act 1977\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 29 June 2010\nRepublication date: 29 June 2010\nRegulation not amended\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Legal Aid Regulation 2010, made under the Legal Aid Act 1977\n(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes))\nas in force on 29 June 2010. It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting the\nrepublished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced\namendment, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the\nuncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for\nan individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n29/06/10\nLegal Aid Regulation 2010\nEffective: 29/06/10\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLegal Aid Regulation 2010\nmade under the\nLegal Aid Act 1977\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Limitation on contracts—Act, s 44 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n4 Amendment history 4\n\n\n\nR1\n29/06/10\nLegal Aid Regulation 2010\nEffective: 29/06/10\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nLegal Aid Regulation 2010\nmade under the\nLegal Aid Act 1977\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Legal Aid Regulation 2010\nEffective: 29/06/10\nR1\n29/06/10\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Legal Aid Regulation 2010.\n3 Limitation on contracts—Act, s 44\nThe amount of $200 000 is prescribed.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n29/06/10\nLegal Aid Regulation 2010\nEffective: 29/06/10\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and\nthe amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions\nand amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last\nendnote.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nam = amended ord = ordinance\namdt = amendment orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\ndef = definition pres = present\ndict = dictionary prev = previous\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative (prev...) = previously\nAssembly pt = part\ndiv = division r = rule/subrule\nexp = expires/expired renum = renumbered\nGaz = gazette reloc = relocated\nhdg = heading R[X] = Republication No\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 RI = reissue\nins = inserted/added s = section/subsection\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 sch = schedule\nLR = legislation register sdiv = subdivision\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 sub = substituted\nmod = modified/modification SL = Subordinate Law\no = order underlining = whole or part not commenced\nom = omitted/repealed or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Legal Aid Regulation 2010\nEffective: 29/06/10\nR1\n29/06/10\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nLegal Aid Regulation 2010 SL2010-26\nnotified LR 28 June 2010\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 June 2010 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 29 June 2010 (s 2)\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2010","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation appears to serve its original narrow purpose precisely. It was made under section 44 of the Legal Aid Act 1977 to prescribe a specific monetary threshold for contract limitations, and that is exactly what it does. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this single administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (section 1 is the name, section 3 is the substantive provision)","Zero defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation except the enabling provision (Legal Aid Act 1977, section 44)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total substantive content is one sentence prescribing a dollar amount","No schedules, tables, or technical appendices with legal effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation fixes $200,000 as the maximum value of contracts the ACT Legal Aid Commission can enter into without extra approval under the Legal Aid Act 1977. It affects the Commission, its suppliers and contractors, and indirectly clients by streamlining routine procurement while reserving larger contracts for greater oversight of public funds."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation simply fixes the monetary cap referenced in the Legal Aid Act 1977 (s 44) and does not expand or narrow the types of contracts covered by the Act; it changes the numeric threshold only."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete monetary prescription (one operative clause prescribing $200,000)","No procedural, definitional or compliance detail included in the regulation itself","Relies on the Legal Aid Act 1977 (s 44) for legal effect and context","Low textual ambiguity — plain numeric figure rather than legal standards","Implementation depends on administrative application of the parent Act rather than new processes"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation prescribes a $200,000 limit on contracts made under section 44 of the Legal Aid Act 1977. It affects anyone entering contracts under that provision by fixing the monetary threshold the Act uses to limit contract value, and therefore determines the maximum contract size permitted without further legal consequence under the Act (s 44)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legal-aid-regulation-2010","history":"/api/acts/legal-aid-regulation-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legal-aid-regulation-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legal-aid-regulation-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legal-aid-regulation-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legal-aid-regulation-2010/documents"}}