Payments to private legal practitioners
32AA Payments to private legal practitioners
This section applies if a private legal practitioner performs legal services in a matter for a legally assisted person under this Act.
The private legal practitioner must give the commission an invoice for the legal services provided in the matter.
The commission may issue directions about the giving of invoices.
The commission must pay the invoice in accordance with the fees decided under section 31C (Fees for services of private legal practitioners).
If the private legal practitioner does not give the commission an invoice for the services in accordance with any directions issued under subsection (3), the commission is not obliged to pay the legal practitioner for the legal services.
The commission is not obliged to pay for legal services provided for a person before the person applies for legal assistance.
However, the commission may pay for legal services mentioned in subsection (6) if the legal practitioner has given the chief executive officer notice that the person intends to apply for legal assistance for the services.
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