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Legal Aid Act 1978
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29B Assignment of case to practitioner panel
S. 29B(1) amended by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.14).
(1) VLA may assign the conduct of an assisted person's case to a private law practice or private legal practitioner included on a panel established under section 29A.
S. 29B(2) amended by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.14).
(2) If VLA assigns a case as mentioned in subsection (1), VLA must, on behalf of the assisted person, select a private law practice or private legal practitioner from the names on the panel.
S. 30 substituted by No. 10/1986 s. 14(1).