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Legal Aid Act 1977
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11 Guidelines for allocation of work
The commission shall determine guidelines for the allocation of work
between officers of the commission and private legal practitioners
having regard to the following considerations:
(a) the need for legal services to be readily available and easily
accessible to disadvantaged people;
(b) the need to make the most efficient use of the money available
to the commission;
(c) the desirability of enabling a legally assisted person to obtain the
services of the legal practitioner of the person’s choice;
(d) the desirability of maintaining the independence of the private
legal profession;
(e) the desirability of enabling officers of the commission to utilise
and develop their expertise and maintain their professional
standards by conducting litigation and doing other kinds of
professional legal work.