42Legal and financial assistance

#### 42 Legal and financial assistance 42 Legal and financial assistance > > (1) A witness who is appearing, or is about to appear, before the Commission may make an application to the Attorney General for the provision of assistance under this section in respect of the witness’s appearance. > > > (2) A person who proposes to make, or has made, an application to the Supreme Court under section 33 for review of a decision of the Commission may make an application to the Attorney General for the provision of assistance under this section in respect of the application to the Supreme Court. > > > (2A) A person who proposes to make, or has made, an application for the review under another law of a decision of the Supreme Court to grant leave under section 35A may make an application to the Attorney General for the provision of assistance under this section in respect of the application for review. > > > (3) Where an application is made by a person under this section, the Attorney General may, if satisfied that— > > > > > (a) it would involve substantial hardship to the person to refuse the application, or > > > > > (b) the circumstances of the case are of such a special nature that the application should be granted, > > > > authorise, out of money provided by Parliament, the provision to that person, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Attorney General determines, of such legal or financial assistance in respect of the appearance of that person before the Commission, or the application by that person to the Supreme Court as the Attorney General determines. > > **s 42:** Am 2014 No 82, Sch 1 \[8\].