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