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Legal Aid Act 1977
30AMinor legal assistance
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30A Minor legal assistance
(1) The commission may provide minor legal assistance to a person in
accordance with guidelines under section 12.
Example of minor legal assistance
assistance with writing a letter or the completion of a form
(2) Minor legal assistance may be given subject to any of the following
conditions:
(a) that the person pays to the commission a contribution of a stated
amount towards the cost to the commission of providing the
assistance;
(b) that the person makes a payment or payments to the commission
in relation to any out-of-pocket expenses incurred, or to be
incurred, by the commission in providing the assistance.