41Demand for or receipt of certain payments prohibited

41 Demand for or receipt of certain payments prohibited

41 Demand for or receipt of certain payments prohibited

(1) Despite any Act or law to the contrary, a law practice is not entitled to charge or recover from a legally assisted person any amount—

(a) by way of costs in respect of work assigned by the Commission to the law practice on behalf of that person, or

(b) by way of disbursements incurred on behalf of that person in connection with that work,

except with the approval of the Commission.

(2) A provision of any agreement (whether in writing or not and whether entered into before or after the commencement of this section)—

(a) under which the operation of this section is excluded, modified or restricted, or

(b) which has the effect of excluding, modifying or restricting the operation of this section,

is void.

s 41: Am 1982 No 40, Sch 1 (2); 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1996 No 94, Sch 5.3 [2]. Subst 2000 No 98, Sch 1 [17]. Am 2019 No 20, Sch 1.15[4].