Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LEGAL AID AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO. 12 OF 2005) - SECT 18

substitute

    (1)     Subject to this section, and section 28A, legal assistance may be provided to a person under this Act only if—

        (a)     the person is in need of that legal assistance because the person cannot afford the cost of obtaining the assistance from private legal practitioners; and

        (b)     it is reasonable in all the circumstances to provide the legal assistance.

    (1A)     However, subsection (1) does not apply to legal assistance consisting of—

        (a)     legal advice; or

        (b)     duty lawyer services; or

        (c)     minor legal assistance.