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Legal Aid Act 1977
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95 False or misleading statements
(1) If—
(a) a person is convicted of an offence against the Criminal Code,
part 3.4 (False or misleading statements, information and
documents) in respect of an application for legal assistance; and
(b) legal assistance under this Act was granted on that application;
and
(c) the commission incurred expenses in providing that legal
assistance;
the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty in respect of the
offence, order the person to pay to the commission an amount equal
to the amount of those expenses incurred by the commission.
(2) For subsection (1), a certificate in writing signed by the chief
executive officer certifying that the commission incurred expenses of
an amount specified in the certificate in providing legal assistance on
an application identified in the certificate is prima facie evidence of
the matters stated in the certificate.