Legal Aid Act 1977

There is established by this section a fund to be known as the legal aid fund.

Subject to subsection (4), the fund shall consist of—

money paid to, or recovered by, the commission under this Act (other than money received or held by the commission on trust); and

money paid to the commission out of a statutory interest account; and

money paid to the commission, being money appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for the commission; and

any other money paid to the commission for the purpose of the provision of legal assistance or otherwise for the fund; and

income derived from the investment of money forming part of the fund.

The fund shall be controlled and administered by the commission.

Money paid to the commission, being money appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for the purpose of the provision of financial assistance to voluntary legal assistance organisations, does not form part of the fund.