Assignment to Australian legal practitioner of case of assisted person
14 Assignment to Australian legal practitioner of case of assisted person
On granting assistance to a person under section 13, the Secretary shall assign the person’s case—
with the consent of the Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales—to the Chief Executive Officer of that Commission or a member of its staff,
to an Australian legal practitioner employed in the Department,
with the consent of the head of another Public Service agency—to an Australian legal practitioner employed in that agency, or
to an Australian legal practitioner practising on his or her own account who has indicated to the Secretary a willingness to undertake the conduct of the cases of assisted persons,
and shall give to the assisted person written notification of the relevant particulars of the Australian legal practitioner to whom the case has been assigned.
The Australian legal practitioner to whom a person’s case is assigned under this section may, on behalf of the person, appear in any court and conduct any matter or proceeding relating to the case, either personally or, with the consent of the Secretary, by another Australian legal practitioner.
An Australian legal practitioner to whom a case has been assigned under this section may not terminate the assignment without the leave of the Secretary.
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