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Legal Aid Act 1977
37Establishment and constitution of review committees
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37 Establishment and constitution of review committees
(1) The chief executive officer may establish review committees for this
Act.
(2) A review committee must consist of 3 members.
(3) The members must be chosen from the following 3 panels:
(a) the private legal practitioners panel;
(b) the Australian legal practitioners panel;
(c) the non-legal practitioners panel.
(4) At least 1 of the members must be a legal practitioner.
(5) A review committee need not include a member from each of the
panels.
(6) The private legal practitioners panel is—
(a) a panel of up to 14 private legal practitioners nominated by the
council of the bar association and approved by the Minister; or
(b) if the council does not nominate a panel within 30 days after
receiving a written request from the Minister to do so—a panel
of private legal practitioners chosen by the Minister.
(7) The Australian legal practitioners panel is—
(a) a panel of up to 14 Australian legal practitioners nominated by
the council of the law society and approved by the Minister; or
(b) if the council does not nominate a panel within 30 days after
receiving a written request from the Minister to do so—a panel
of Australian legal practitioners chosen by the Minister.
(8) The non-legal practitioners panel is a panel of up to 14 people
chosen by the Minister who—
(a) have qualifications or experience relevant to the exercise of the
functions of a review committee; but
(b) are not legal practitioners or members or officers of the