Legal Aid Act 1977

The chief executive officer may establish review committees for this Act.

A review committee must consist of 3 members.

The members must be chosen from the following 3 panels:

the private legal practitioners panel;

the Australian legal practitioners panel;

the non-legal practitioners panel.

At least 1 of the members must be a legal practitioner.

A review committee need not include a member from each of the panels.

The private legal practitioners panel is—

a panel of up to 14 private legal practitioners nominated by the council of the bar association and approved by the Minister; or

if the council does not nominate a panel within 30 days after receiving a written request from the Minister to do so—a panel of private legal practitioners chosen by the Minister.

The Australian legal practitioners panel is—

a panel of up to 14 Australian legal practitioners nominated by the council of the law society and approved by the Minister; or

if the council does not nominate a panel within 30 days after receiving a written request from the Minister to do so—a panel of Australian legal practitioners chosen by the Minister.

The non-legal practitioners panel is a panel of up to 14 people chosen by the Minister who—

have qualifications or experience relevant to the exercise of the functions of a review committee; but

are not legal practitioners or members or officers of the commission.