Legal Aid and Advice Act 1995

Legal Aid and Advice Act 1995 2020 REVISED EDITION This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021 An Act to make provision for the grant of legal aid and advice to persons of limited means. [1 October 1995] PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act is the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1995. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “aided person” means a person who is issued a Grant of Aid and, where such a person is a minor, includes the minor’s guardian; “court” means any court, tribunal or adjudicator before which or before whom any proceedings mentioned in section 5(1) or (2) are heard; “Director” means the Director of Legal Aid appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Director and an Assistant Director of Legal Aid; “goods and services tax” means the goods and services tax levied under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993; “Grant of Aid” means a document issued under section 8 stating that legal aid is granted to a person (whether on a provisional basis or otherwise); “guardian”, in relation to a minor, includes any person whom the Director considers might properly be appointed to be the litigation representative of the minor; “judge”, in relation to any proceedings, means the person (however described) who decided those proceedings; “legal advice” has the meaning given by section 20; “legal aid” means legal aid granted under this Act; “solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court. [6/2013; 27/2014; 50/2018]