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\[4\].