Legal Aid Act 1977

The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Dictionary (see s 2)

Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

 ACAT

 ACT

 auditor-general

 bankrupt or personally insolvent

 Commonwealth

 document

 exercise

 function

 legal practitioner

 property

 public sector standards commissioner

 reviewable decision notice

 sitting day

 State

 the Territory.

approved negotiation, for part 5A (Dispute resolution)—see section 35A.

approved records management program, for division 8.3 (Records management—legal services records)—see section 69A.

assistant, for part 12 (Inquiry relating to affairs of commission)—see section 84A.

assistant executive officer means an Assistant Executive Officer of the commission.

Australian legal practitioner—see the Legal Profession Act 2006, section 8.

bar association means the Bar Association of the Australian Capital Territory.

board means the board of the commission established under section 14.

chief executive officer means the Chief Executive Officer of the commission.

commission means the legal aid commission established by section 6.

commissioner means a member of the board appointed under section 16.

consultative committee means a consultative committee established under part 11.

convener, for part 5A (Dispute resolution)—see section 35A.

director of territory records, for division 8.3 (Records management—legal services records)—see section 69A.

duty lawyer services means legal services provided by a legal practitioner attending at a proceeding of a court or tribunal, being legal services consisting of appearing on behalf of a person at, or giving legal advice to a person in connection with, the proceeding, otherwise than by prior arrangement with the person.

fund means the legal aid fund established by section 41.

funding agreement means an agreement between the Territory and the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory (the other jurisdiction) for the provision of legal assistance by the commission in matters arising under the laws of the other jurisdiction, if the agreement provides for the full funding of such assistance by the other jurisdiction, including funding of all overheads (including administrative overheads) involved in implementing the agreement.

inquiry, for part 12 (Inquiry relating to affairs of commission)—see section 84A.

judge means a judge of a federal court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory.

law society means the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory.

legal aid commission means an authority established by or under a law of a State or Territory for the purpose of, or for purposes that include, the provision of legal assistance.

legal assistance—a reference to the provision of legal assistance is a reference to the provision of legal services (including the giving of legal advice) without charge to the person to whom the legal services are provided or subject to the making of a payment by that person that is less than the full cost of the provision of the legal services.

legally assisted person means a person to whom legal assistance is provided under this Act.

legal services record, for division 8.3 (Records management—legal services records)—see section 69A.

member of a review committee includes a deputy of a member of a review committee.

member of the staff of the commission means a person employed under section 20.

negotiation session, for part 5A (Dispute resolution)—see section 35A.

officer of the commission means a statutory officer of the commission or a member of the staff of the commission.

practising certificate means an unrestricted practising certificate, a restricted practising certificate or a barrister practising certificate under the Legal Profession Act 2006.

prescribed matter, for part 12 (Inquiry relating to affairs of commission)—see section 84A.

prescribed person, for part 12 (Inquiry relating to affairs of commission)—see section 84A.

private legal practitioner means a person who is—

a principal of a law practice under the Legal Profession Act 2006, section 9; or

an Australian legal practitioner employed by a law practice under the Legal Profession Act 2006.

produce includes permit access to.

records management, for division 8.3 (Records management—legal services records)—see section 69A.

review committee means a review committee established under part 6.

statutory interest account—see the Legal Profession Act 2006, section 253.

statutory officer of the commission means the chief executive officer or an assistant executive officer.

tribunal includes an authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions, but does not include a court.

unrestricted practising certificate means an unrestricted practising certificate under the Legal Profession Act 2006.