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CLAUSE NOTES
Legal Aid Commission Amendment Bill 2016
Clause 1: Provides for the short title of the Bill.
Clause 2: Provides that the Act commences on Royal Assent.
Clause 3: Provides that the Principal Act is the Legal Aid Commission Act 1990.
Clause 4: Amends section 5 of the Legal Aid Commission Act 1990 by reducing the
membership of the Legal Aid Board from 10 to 5 members, and
provides for the qualifications required for appointment as a member of
the Legal Aid Board.
Clause 5: Amends section 16 of the Legal Aid Commission Act 1990 by removing
the requirement that applications for legal aid must be in writing.
Clause 6: Inserts a section into the Legal Aid Commission Act 1990 that provides
that savings and transitional provisions have effect.
Clause 7: Amends Schedule 2 to the Legal Aid Commission Act 1990 by reducing
the number of members needed to require the Chairperson to convene
a meeting of the Legal Aid Board from 3 to 2, and further by reducing
the number of members required for a quorum from 5 to 3.
Clause 8: Amends the Legal Aid Commission Act 1990 by inserting a new Schedule
to the Act that provides for savings and transitional provisions regarding
the membership of the Legal Aid Board.
Clause 9: Repeals the Act one year from the date on which it commences.
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