49State may enter into agreements and arrangements

49 State may enter into agreements and arrangements

(1) The State may from time to time enter into an agreement or arrangement with the Commonwealth for or with respect to—

(a) the moneys to be made available by the Commonwealth, or by the State and the Commonwealth, for the purposes of legal aid;

(b) the priorities to be observed, in relation to moneys made available by the Commonwealth, in the provision of legal aid as between classes of persons or classes of matters, or both;

(c) the sharing of—

S. 49(1)(c)(i) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zn), repealed by No. 93/1998
s. 17(a).

S. 49(1)(c)(ii) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zn).

(ii) operational costs incurred in the provision of legal aid by VLA;

S. 49(1)(d)(e) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zn), repealed by No. 93/1998
s. 17(b).

S. 49(1)(f) amended by No. 93/1998
s. 17(c).

(f) any matter incidental to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

S. 49(2) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zn).

(2) Any such agreement or arrangement shall, to the extent that it involves matters within the purview of VLA, be binding on VLA.

S. 49AA inserted by No. 93/1998
s. 15.

49AA VLA's power to enter legal aid arrangements

(1) Despite anything to the contrary in section 49, VLA may enter into legal aid arrangements.

(2) The Attorney-General must approve a legal aid arrangement before VLA enters into that arrangement.

S. 49A inserted by No. 48/1995 s. 8.