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Legal Aid Commission Act 1979
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#### 71A Interest
71A Interest
> > (1) Interest at the prescribed rate is payable on—
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> > > (a) an amount or part of an amount payable by a person under section 33 (2) that is not paid by such date as may be specified in a direction under section 33 (3), or
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> > > (a1) an amount or part of an amount payable by a person under section 36 (1) that is not paid by such date as may be specified in a direction under section 36 (2), or
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> > > (b) an amount or part of an amount payable by a person under section 38 (1) (c) or (d) that is not paid by such date as may be specified in a direction under section 38 (6), or
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> > > (b1) an amount or part of an amount payable by a person under section 44 (1) that is not paid by such date as may be specified in a direction under section 44 (2), or
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> > > (b2) an amount or part of an amount payable by a person under section 46 (1) that is not paid by such date as may be specified in a direction under section 46 (2A), or
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> > > (c) an amount or part of an amount payable by a person under section 48 (1) that is not paid by such date as may be specified in a direction under section 48 (1A), or
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> > > (d) an amount or part of an amount payable by a person under section 60C (3) that is not paid by such date as may be specified in a direction under section 60C (4).
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > prescribed rate means—
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> > > (a) a rate equivalent to 50 per cent of the rate prescribed for the purposes of section 101 of the [Civil Procedure Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2005-028), or
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> > > (b) if some other rate is prescribed by the regulations, that other rate.
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> **s 71A:** Ins 1989 No 137, Sch 1 (8). Am 1990 No 68, Sch 1 (5); 1996 No 94, Sch 4 \[26\]–\[28\]; 2005 No 28, Sch 5.26 \[2\].