Advisory Committee on Legal Aid
6(1)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall appoint an Advisory Committee to the Minister of Justice and Public Safety on Legal Aid, hereinafter in this section referred to as the Committee, composed of
(a)
two judges of The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick,
(b)
Repealed: 1979, c.41, s.73
(c)
a judge of the Provincial Court,
(d)
the Deputy Minister of Justice and Public Safety or his designate,
(e)
two barristers engaged in the private practice of law,
(f)
the Deputy Minister of Social Development or his or her designate, and
(g)
such other persons as are appointed,
and may designate one of the members to be chairman of the Committee.
6(2)An appointment to the Committee is for a period of two years and is renewable.
6(3)The Committee shall report at least once in each year to the Minister
(a)
on the operation of Legal Aid New Brunswick,
(b)
on the annual report of the Law Society to the Minister on legal aid, and
(c)
on any matter referred to the Committee by the Minister.
6(4)Members of the Committee may be reimbursed out of the Legal Aid Fund for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
6(5)The Committee may designate one of its members to be secretary of the Committee and the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may authorize an honorarium to be paid to the secretary out of the Legal Aid Fund.
1971, c.11, s.6; 1972, c.28, s.2; 1979, c.41, s.73; 1986, c.8, s.63; 1987, c.6, s.51; 1994, c.59, s.7; 2000, c.26, s.177; 2006, c.16, s.100; 2008, c.6, s.31; 2012, c.39, s.84; 2016, c.37, s.94