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Legal Aid Act 1978
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40A Definitions
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***assisted person*** means a person to whom litigation assistance is provided under and in accordance with the trust deed;
***committee*** means the Law Aid Committee to be established under the trust deed;
S. 40A def. of *funding agreement* inserted by No. 22/1996 s. 14, amended by No. 15/2018 ss 39(1)(a), 40(1)(a).
***funding agreement*** means the Law Aid Funding Agreement entered or to be entered into by the Attorney-General, the Law Institute and the Victorian Bar in connection with the establishment of the Law Aid Scheme;
***trust fund*** means the trust fund to be established by the trust deed;
S. 40A def. of *trust deed* amended by No. 15/2018 ss 39(1)(b), 40(1)(b).
***trust deed*** means the Law Aid Deed of Trust entered or to be entered into by the Law Institute, the Victorian Bar and the trustees for the purpose of establishing a trust fund to provide litigation assistance to parties in civil proceedings;
***trustees*** means the trustees named in the trust deed or the trustees for the time being of the trust fund.
S. 40B inserted by No. 48/1995 s. 7.