64ATrust account

64A Trust account

64A Trust account

(1) A trust account is to be established called the Legal Aid Commission Trust Account.

(2) The person responsible for the administration of the Account is the Chief Executive Officer or, if the Chief Executive Officer does not hold a current Australian practising certificate, the relevant member of staff appointed for the time being under section 23A.

(3) All money received for or on behalf of any legally assisted person by the Chief Executive Officer, or a member of staff of the Commission, when acting as a solicitor on behalf of the person is to be held in the Account by the person responsible for the administration of the Account.

(4) Part 4.2 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) applies to the Account.

s 64A: Ins 1985 No 86, Sch 1 (29). Am 1989 No 137, Sch 2 (3). Subst 1992 No 91, Sch 1 (9). Am 2000 No 98, Sch 1 [23]; 2011 No 27, Sch 2.24 [5]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.28 [2] [6].