31EPanels of private legal practitioners

31E Panels of private legal practitioners (1) The commission may establish panels of private legal practitioners to provide legal assistance in accordance with the commission’s function under section 8 (2). (2) A panel may be established for matters generally, or particular kinds of matter, or matters before particular courts or tribunals, for which legal assistance may be granted under this Act. (3) A practitioner who wishes to be included in a panel established under this section must apply to the commission in a way approved by the (4) The commission may— (a) appoint practitioners to a panel in accordance with the criteria determined under subsection (5); and (b) suspend, remove or exclude practitioners from a panel on the grounds determined under subsection (7) (b); and (c) impose conditions on the reappointment of a practitioner who has been suspended, removed or excluded, which in the opinion of the commission are: (i) appropriate under the circumstances; and (ii) in keeping with the requirements determined under subsection (7) (c). (5) The commission may determine criteria for the appointment of practitioners to a panel. (6) Without limiting subsection (5), the criteria may include criteria about any of the following matters: (a) a practitioner’s skills, qualifications and experience; (b) a practitioner’s agreement to comply with the requirements stated by the commission in relation to any of the following: (i) practice standards; (ii) reporting and accountability; (iii) compliance audits. (7) The commission may determine the following: (a) the period for which practitioners are appointed to a panel; (b) the grounds on which a practitioner may be suspended, removed or excluded from a panel; (c) the requirements, if any, for reappointment of a practitioner to a panel. (8) A determination by the commission under this section is a notifiable instrument.