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Legal Aid Commission Act 1990
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### 31 Constitution of Review Committee
> > (1) A Review Committee consists of 3 members appointed by the Commission of whom –
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> > > > (a) one is a private legal practitioner; and
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> > > > (b) one is an officer; and
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> > > > (c) one is a person who is not a private legal practitioner nor an officer but who has qualifications or experience relevant to the performance of the function of a Review Committee.
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> > (2) The Commission shall appoint a member of a Review Committee as chairperson of that Review Committee.
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> > (3) The Commission may appoint as a deputy of a member of a Review Committee –
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> > > > (a) a private legal practitioner, in the case of a member referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS31@Gs1@EN) [(a)](#GS31@Gs1@Hpa@EN) ; or
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> > > > (b) an officer, in the case of a member referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS31@Gs1@EN) [(b)](#GS31@Gs1@Hpb@EN) ; or
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> > > > (c) a person who is not a private legal practitioner nor an officer but who has qualifications and experience relevant to the performance of the function of a Review Committee, in the case of a member referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS31@Gs1@EN) [(c)](#GS31@Gs1@Hpc@EN) .
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> > (4) The deputy of a member appointed under [subsection (3)](#GS31@Gs3@EN) is entitled to attend a meeting of a Review Committee in the absence of the member from that meeting and while so attending is deemed to be a member of that Review Committee.