Establishment and administration of program by Minister
24(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the regulations, the Minister may establish and administer a program to provide legal aid for persons for proceedings and matters preliminary to anticipated proceedings
(a)
under the
Divorce Act, (Canada),
(b)
other than those covered in paragraphs 12(1)(
a) to 12(1)(
e), in The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick, the Supreme Court of Canada or the Federal Court of Canada, and
(c)
of an appellate nature in respect of matters and proceedings described in paragraphs (
a) and (
b).
24(2)The Minister may, for the purposes of subsection (1),
(a)
employ persons to provide legal aid, or
(b)
enter into contracts with persons for the provision of legal aid.
24(3)Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to oblige the Minister to provide legal aid in respect of which no money has been appropriated by the Legislature.
24(4)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the provision of legal aid under this Part.
1993, c.21, s.20; 2008, c.43, s.10