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Legal Aid (Amendment) Bill
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Clause 1 sets out the purpose of the Act, which is to amend the Legal Aid
Act 1978 (the Act) to further secure client contributions towards
the cost of providing legal assistance.
Clause 2 provides that the Act will commence on the day it receives Royal
Assent.
Clause 3 amends section 27(1)(c) of the Act to make it clear that Victoria
Legal Aid (VLA) has the power to charge any property in which
the assisted person has an interest, including land.
Clause 4 inserts a new section 47F into the Act. Section 47F provides that
section 20 of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 does not
apply, and is deemed never to have applied to an action brought
by VLA to recover contributions payable by assisted persons
under the Act and secured by way of equitable or statutory
charge. Contributions so secured remain payable, despite the
operation of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958.
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