24Circumstances in which legal assistance may be provided 54

24 Circumstances in which legal assistance may be provided 54 25 Legal assistance may be provided notwithstanding that the interests of the assisted person are adverse to the State or the Commonwealth 57 26 Certain legal aid provided without charge 57 27 Conditions 58 27A Refund of money paid in accordance with section 27 60 28 Decisions relating to the provision of legal services 61 29 Variation of a decision to provide legal assistance 61 29A Practitioner panels 62 29B Assignment of case to practitioner panel 64 30 Selection of practitioner 65 30A Immunity of participants 73 31 Relationship between legal practitioner and client 74 32 Private legal practitioner to demand, take or accept payment allowed by the Act 75 33 Statement of reasons for a decision to be given 77 Part VI—Reconsideration and review of decisions: complaints 79 34 Reconsideration of decisions of VLA and independent reviewer 79 35 Review of decisions of VLA 79 36 Review of decisions of independent reviewer 81 37 Conflicts of interest 83 Part VIA—Law Aid Scheme 84 40A Definitions 84 40B Immunity 85 40C Fee agreement 85 40D Contingent payments 85 40F Certain information not to be revealed 86 40G Recovery of costs 86 40H Grant to trust fund 88 Part VIB—Alternative dispute resolution 89 40I Alternative dispute resolution programs 89 40J Confidentiality 89 40K Freedom of Information Act 1982 91 40L Admissibility of evidence 91 40M Immunity for conference chairpersons 92 Part VII—Financial 93