11Professional conduct of officers

### 11 Professional conduct of officers > > (1)  An officer, when practising as, or performing any of the functions of, a legal practitioner, in pursuance of this Act – > > > > > > (a) shall observe the same rules and standards of professional conduct and ethics as those that a private legal practitioner is, by law or the custom of the legal profession, required to observe in the practice of the legal profession; and > > > > > > > (b) is subject to the same professional duties as those to which a private legal practitioner is, by law or the custom of the legal profession, subject. > > > (2)  The same privileges as those that arise from the relationship of client and legal practitioner acting in a professional capacity and in the course of professional employment shall arise – > > > > > > (a) between a person who has applied for legal aid, or to whom legal aid is being provided, and an officer who practices as, or performs any of the functions of, a legal practitioner for the person under this Act; and > > > > > > > (b) between a private legal practitioner and the Commission in relation to services provided by the private legal practitioner for a person under this Act.