AI-assisted research summary: This provision introduces the Act and defines key terms used in it, including aided person, court, Director, Grant of Aid, legal aid, and solicitor.
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]
Referenced legislation
- Goods and Services Tax Act 1993 (resolved)