Legal Aid Act 1978

S. 2(1) def. of alternative dispute resolution program inserted by No. 17/2005 s. 3(a).

alternative dispute resolution program means a program for the resolution of disputes out of court and includes conferencing;

S. 2(1) def. of annual report inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 18.

annual report means a report under section 12N(1);

applicant means a person who has made application for legal assistance under this Act;

S. 2(1) def. of assisted person amended by No. 48/1995 s. 5(c).

assisted person means a person to whom legal assistance is provided under this Act, except Part VIA;

S. 2(1) def. of Australian lawyer inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(a)), repealed by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 55.1(a)).

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Australian Legal Aid Office means the division of the Attorney-General's Department of the Commonwealth that is designated the Australian Legal Aid Office;

S. 2(1) def. of board inserted by No. 48/1995 s. 5(b).

board means the board of directors of VLA established under section 11;

S. 2(1) def. of chairman repealed by No. 48/1995 s. 5(a).

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S. 2(1) def. of chairperson inserted by No. 48/1995 s. 5(b).

chairperson means the chairperson of the board;

S. 2(1) def. of chief executive officer inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 22(2).

chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of VLA appointed under section 12JB;

S. 2(1) def. of commencing day repealed by No. 48/1995 s. 5(a).

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S. 2(1) def. of Commission amended by No. 10/1986 s. 4(c), repealed by No. 48/1995 s. 5(a).

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S. 2(1) def. of Common-wealth Commission amended by No. 48/1995 s. 5(d).

Commonwealth Commission means the Attorney-General's Department of the Commonwealth exercising its functions in respect of legal aid;

S. 2(1) def. of community legal service inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 11.

community legal service has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria);

S. 2(1) def. of conference chairperson inserted by No. 17/2005 s. 3(a).

conference chairperson means a person to whom a matter has been referred for conferencing;

S. 2(1) def. of conferencing inserted by No. 17/2005 s. 3(a).

conferencing means a structured negotiation process in which a conference chairperson assists the parties to a dispute to settle the dispute;

S. 2(1) def. of corporate plan inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 18.

corporate plan means a plan under section 12MC(1);

Court includes a tribunal;

S. 2(1) def. of current practitioner inserted by No. 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 47.1(a)), amended by No. 102/1997 s. 49(Sch. item 3), repealed by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(b)).

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S. 2(1) def. of Director repealed by No. 48/1995 s. 5(a).

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S. 2(1) def. of duty lawyer services amended by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(c)).

duty lawyer services means legal services provided by an Australian lawyer attending a court, being legal services consisting of appearing on behalf of a person or giving legal advice to a person at that court, otherwise than by prior arrangement with the person;

S. 2(1) def. of Federation of Community Legal Centres inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 37.

Federation of Community Legal Centres means the Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic.) Inc. ABN 30 036 539 902;

Fund means the Legal Aid Fund established under section 41;

S. 2(1) def. of incorporated legal practice inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(a)), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 55.1(b)).

incorporated legal practice has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria);

S. 2(1) def. of incorporated practitioner inserted by No. 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 47.1(b)), repealed by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(b)).

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S. 2(1) def. of independent reviewer inserted by No. 44/1997 s. 17(1)(a).

independent reviewer means member of the panel of independent reviewers appointed under section 18 and includes the panel chairperson;

S. 2(1) def. of Law Institute inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 37.

Law Institute has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014;

S. 2(1) def. of law practice inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(a)), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 55.1(b)).

law practice has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria);

S. 2(1) def. of legal advice amended by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(c)).

legal advice means advice on matters of law given by an Australian lawyer and includes assistance in preparing an application for legal assistance and in furnishing information required for that purpose;

S. 2(1) def. of legal aid amended by Nos 48/1995 s. 5(e), 17/2005 s. 3(b), 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(d)).

legal aid means—

and, without limiting or affecting the generality of the foregoing, includes alternative dispute resolution programs, duty lawyer services, legal advice and legal assistance;

S. 2(1) def. of legal aid appeal committee inserted by No. 10/1986 s. 16(a)(i), repealed by No. 44/1997 s. 17(1)(b).

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S. 2(1) def. of legal aid arrangement inserted by No. 93/1998 s. 13.

legal aid arrangement means an arrangement with respect to the provision of legal aid under which—

S. 2(1) def of legal aid review committee substituted by No. 10/1986 s. 9(a), repealed by No. 44/1997 s. 17(1)(b).

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legal assistance means legal services provided under this Act other than by way of duty lawyer services or legal advice;

S. 2(1) def. of legal assistance information inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 11.

legal assistance information means information that is—

S. 2(1) def. of legal practitioner inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(a)), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 55.1(c)).

legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner;

S. 2(1) def. of managing director inserted by No. 48/1995 s. 5(b), repealed by No. 15/2018 s. 22(1).

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order for costs means a judgment, order, decree, award or direction for payment of the costs of one party to the proceedings by another or others, whether given or made in that proceedings or not;

S. 2(1) def. of officer of the Commission repealed by No. 48/1995 s. 5(a).

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S. 2(1) def. of panel chairperson inserted by No. 44/1997 s. 17(1)(c).

panel chairperson means chairperson of the panel of independent reviewers appointed under section 18;

S. 2(1) def. of panel member inserted by No. 44/1997 s. 17(1)(c).

panel member, in relation to the panel of independent reviewers, includes the panel chairperson;

S. 2(1) def. of practitioner repealed by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(b)).

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prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;

S. 2(1) def. of previous committee repealed by No. 48/1995 s. 5(a).

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S. 2(1) def. of principal inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(a)), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 55.1(b)).

principal, of a law practice, has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria);

S. 2(1) def. of private law practice inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(a)).

private law practice means a law practice other than VLA;

S. 2(1) def. of private legal practitioner inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(a)).

private legal practitioner means a legal practitioner who is not employed by VLA;

S. 2(1) def. of private practitioner substituted by No. 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 47.1(c)), amended by No. 102/1997 s. 49(Sch. item 3), repealed by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(b)).

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S. 2(1) def. of professional association inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 57.1(a)), substituted by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 55.1(d)).

professional association means a local professional association within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014;

S. 2(1) def. of Review Committee repealed by No. 10/1986 s. 16(a)(ii).

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S. 2(1) def. of solicitor repealed by No. 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 47.1(d)).

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S. 2(1) def. of strategic plan inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 18.

strategic plan means a plan under section 12MB(1);

the State means the State of Victoria;

S. 2(1) def. of Victoria Law Foundation inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 37.

Victoria Law Foundation means the body corporate continued by section 4 of the Victoria Law Foundation Act 2009;

S. 2(1) def. of Victorian Bar inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 37.

Victorian Bar has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014;

S. 2(1) def. of VLA inserted by No. 48/1995 s. 5(b).

VLA means Victoria Legal Aid established under section 3.

S. 2(2) inserted by No. 61/1989 s. 4(b).

Pt 2 (Heading and ss 3–12) amended by Nos 10/1986 ss 4(a)(b), 5–7, 8(2), 9(b)(c), 13(2), 20(2)(a) (b), 16/1987 s. 4(3)(Sch. 1 item 13), 38/1992 ss 4–6, 14/1994 ss 3, 4, substituted as Pt 2 (Heading and ss 3–12N) by No. 48/1995 s. 6.

Part II—Victoria Legal Aid^[1]

S. 3 substituted by No. 48/1995 s. 6.