Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) ACT 1997 (NO. 97 OF 1997) - SECT 10

10. Section 43 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1A) Moneys in the Fund derived from the following sources shall not be applied otherwise than for the purposes of providing legal assistance in Territory matters:

        (a)     moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for the purposes of providing legal assistance in Territory matters;

        (b)     moneys paid to the Commission under section 31 in relation to Territory matters for which legal assistance was partly funded under this Act;

        (c)     moneys paid to the Commission under subsection 33 (2) in relation to Territory matters for which legal assistance was provided under this Act;

        (d)     moneys paid to the Commission out of a Statutory Interest Account for the provision of legal assistance under this Act;

        (e)     any other moneys paid to the Commission for the purposes of providing legal assistance in Territory matters;

        (f)     income derived from the investment of moneys referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) (inclusive).”.