Australian Capital Territory
Legal Aid (Commission President) Appointment 2009 
Disallowable Instrument DI2009-248
made under the  
Legal Aid Act 1977, s16 (Constitution of board)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Legal Aid Act 1977 (the Act), at section 6, provides for the establishment of the Legal Aid Commission.  The commission must provide legal assistance in ACT matters in accordance with the Act.

Paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Act provides that the commission must consist of a commissioner who is the president of the commission.

This instrument appoints Mr Michael Henry Peedom as the president of the commission for the period commencing on 14 December 2009 and ending on 13 December 2014.  

Mr Peedom is not a public servant.  Under section 228 of the Legislation Act 2001, this appointment required consultation with the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety.  The Committee advised that it had no recommendations to make.