8Director of Legal Aid

### 8 Director of Legal Aid > > (1)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja85@GC2@EN) Subject to and in accordance with the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) , a Director of the Commission is to be appointed. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 36 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:19 Sep 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-09-19/act-2017-036#GS13@EN) A person appointed as Director of the Commission shall be an Australian lawyer. > > > (3)  If the person appointed as Director does not hold a current practising certificate, the person is deemed to hold such a certificate for the period during which the person holds office as Director. > > > (4)  The Director shall – > > > > > > (a) perform all the duties imposed on the Director under this Act or regulations; and > > > > > > > (b) carry out all instructions from, and the decisions of, the Commission.