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.