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CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 205
Legal assistance
205 Legal assistance
(1) This section applies to a person who— (a) has been given a notice to
attend a commission hearing; or
(b) wishes to appeal, or has appealed, to the
Supreme Court under section 195 against a decision of the presiding officer at
a commission hearing.
(2) The person may apply to the Attorney-General for
financial help to enable the person to obtain legal services in connection
with the hearing or appeal.
(3) The Attorney-General may approve the
financial help if the Attorney-General considers— (a) a person may suffer
substantial hardship if help is not given; or
(b) in the particular
circumstances, help should be given.
(4) The Attorney-General may decide the
level of financial help and the conditions on which it is to be provided.
(5)
The cost of the financial help must be met by the commission.
(6) The
Attorney-General may delegate a function under subsection (3) or (4) to the
chief executive (justice).
(7) The chief executive (justice) may subdelegate
the delegated function to an appropriately qualified employee of the
department administered by the chief executive (justice).
(8) In this
section—
"chief executive (justice)" means the chief executive of the department in
which the Criminal Code is administered.
"function" includes power.
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