Legal Aid Commission Act 1990
15Provision of legal aid
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15 Provision of legal aid
(1) The Commission may provide legal aid by arranging for the services of a private legal practitioner to be made available at the expense of the Commission or by making available the services of an officer.
(2) The Commission shall issue directions for the allocation of work between officers and private legal practitioners.
(3) In issuing directions under subsection (2) , the Commission shall have regard to the desirability of enabling officers to engage in the practice of the law as comprehensively as reasonably practicable.
(4) Where the Commission provides legal aid by arranging for the services of a private legal practitioner, the Commission shall, except where the services are provided on a voluntary basis, pay fees and disbursements to the private legal practitioner for the performance of those services.