Power to enter into legal assistance arrangements and other agreements
46 Power to enter into legal assistance arrangements and other agreements
Legal Aid may enter into legal assistance arrangements.
A legal assistance arrangement with the Commonwealth must be approved by the Minister.
The matters for which a legal assistance arrangement may provide include the following—
the amounts to be made available by the Commonwealth, a State or another entity, for legal assistance under this Act;
the priorities to be observed in providing the legal assistance as between classes of persons or matters.
To meet its obligations under a legal assistance arrangement, Legal Aid may enter into an agreement with a private lawyer, community legal centre or other entity to provide legal services.
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