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Legal Aid Act 1977
43Application of fund
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43 Application of fund
(1) Money in the fund shall be applied only—
(a) in the discharge of obligations and liabilities of the commission
arising under this Act; and
(b) in the payment of remuneration and allowances payable under
(2) Money in the fund derived from the following sources shall not be
applied otherwise than for providing legal assistance in Territory
matters:
(a) money appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for providing
legal assistance in Territory matters;
(b) money paid to the commission under section 31 in relation to
Territory matters for which legal assistance was partly funded
under this Act;
(c) money paid to the commission under section 33 (2) in relation
to Territory matters for which legal assistance was provided
under this Act;
(d) money paid to the commission out of a statutory interest account
for the provision of legal assistance under this Act;
(e) any other money paid to the commission for providing legal
assistance in Territory matters;
(f) income derived from the investment of money referred to in
paragraphs (a) to (e).
(3) Money standing to the credit of the fund may be invested by the
commission in any manner in which trust funds may, for the time
being, be invested under the Trustee Act 1925, but not otherwise.
(4) In this section:
Territory matter means a matter arising under a territory law, other
than a law in relation to which a funding agreement is in force.