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Legal Aid Commission Act 1976
Div 3Legal aid generally
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Division 3 — Legal aid generally
35. Term used: legal aid 28
36. Application for legal aid 28
37. Provision of legal aid 29
38. Allocation of legal aid between private practitioners and staff 33
39. Nature and conditions of legal aid 34
40. Assisted persons to have private practitioners of their choice 36
41. Private practitioners not to accept certain payments 40
42. Disbursements in connection with legal aid 40
43. Costs for and against assisted persons 41
44. Recovery of costs by Commission from successful assisted person 41
44A. Registration of charge to secure costs of legal aid 42
45. Court may order Commission to pay costs awarded against assisted person 44
45A. Guidelines to be observed 46