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2014, c.26
- Legal Aid Act
Detailled Table of Contents
Current to 1 January 2024
Legal Aid Act
DEFINITIONS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES
1
Definitions
2
Guiding principles
COMMISSION AND BOARD
3
Continuation of Commission
4
Board of Directors
5
Criteria
6
Board powers and duties
7
Chair and Vice-Chair
8
Meetings of the Board
9
Quorum
10
Remuneration and expenses
11
By-laws
EMPLOYEES, APPOINTMENTS AND CONTRACTS
12
Executive Director
13
Employees
13.1
Delegating powers and duties
14
Appointments and contracts
15
Performance of duties
16
Commission not practising law
17
Agreement for services
PLANNING, FINANCIAL MATTERS AND REPORTING
18
Establishment of plan
19
Legal Aid Fund
20
Fiscal year
21
Reports
22
Financial statements
23
Audit
LEGAL AID OFFICES, LEGAL AID COMMITTEE AND AREA LEGAL AID COMMITTEES
24
Legal aid offices
25
Legal Aid Committee
26
Area legal aid committees
LEGAL AID CERTIFICATES
27
Application for legal aid services
28
Issuance of legal aid certificates
29
Residency requirement
30
Reciprocal agreement
31
Cancellation of legal aid certificates
32
Appeals
PANELS
33
Panels
34
Choice of lawyer by employee
FEES, COSTS AND DEBTS
35
Fees
36
Fees and court costs
37
Memorial of debts
38
Accounts
ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM
39
Establishment and administration of program by Commission
INVESTIGATONS
40
Investigations
41
Disclosure
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
42
Privileged communications
43
Liability of the Commission
44
Immunity
45
Indemnity
46
Decisions final
47
Forms
47.1
Extension of time
48
Regulations
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
49
Board
50
Executive Director
51
Lawyers
51.1
Employees
52
Plan
53
Legal Aid Fund
54
Regional legal aid office
55
Legal Aid Committee
56
Area legal aid committee
56.1
Panels
57
Application for legal aid services
58
Legal aid certificate
59
Program
60
Policies, by-laws and agreements
61
Designation
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
62
Regulation under the Family Income Security Act
63
Regulation under the Provincial Court Act
64
Public Trustee Act
65
Regulation under the Recording of Evidence Act
REPEAL AND COMMENCEMENT
66
Repeal
67
Commencement