Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In each financial year the Victorian Legal Services Board must pay out of the Public Purpose Fund and into the Legal Aid Fund established under the Legal Aid Act 1978 an amount determined by the Victorian Legal Services Board.
S. 143(2) amended by No. 15/2018 s. 42.
(2) The amount in any financial year must not be more than 40% of the amount standing to the credit of the General Account at the end of the previous financial year or less than the amount (if any) specified in relation to the financial year by the Attorney-General by notice served on the Victorian Legal Services Board.
(3) At the direction of the Attorney-General, the Victorian Legal Services Board must pay out of the Public Purpose Fund to the Treasurer an amount determined by the Attorney-General by way of advance on account of an amount to which the Legal Aid Fund may become entitled under subsection (1).
(4) An advance under subsection (3) is repayable to the Victorian Legal Services Board by the Treasurer at the end of the period (not being less than 12 months) that the Victorian Legal Services Board determines and bears interest at any rate that Victorian Legal Services Board determines.