Legal Aid Act 1977

Number: A1977-31
Status: In Force

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Current version

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
21 June 2019	PDF PDF Word	R35	21 June 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-17

Administering Minister and Directorate

Attorney-General - Justice and Community Safety Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Legal Aid Appointment of Part-Time Commissioner of the Legal Aid Commission (ACT) 2002 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	18 April 2002 - 17 April 2005	DI2002-30
Legal Aid Appointment 2001 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	28 June 2001 - 8 August 2004	DI2001-208
Legal Aid Commissioner Appointment 2000 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	18 October 2000 - 17 October 2003	DI2000-328
Legal Aid (Part-time Commissioner of the Legal Aid Commission (ACT)) Appointment 2000 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	27 July 2000 - 26 July 2003	DI2000-250
Legal Aid Commission (Commissioner) Appointment 2000 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	15 March 2000 - 14 March 2003	DI2000-102
Legal Aid Commission (Commissioner) Appointment 2000 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	15 March 2000 - 13 January 2003	DI2000-101
Legal Aid Commission (Commissioner) Appointment 1998 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	16 September 1998 - 31 August 2000	DI1998-213
Legal Aid Commission (President) Appointment 1998 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	17 August 1998 - 30 June 2001	DI1998-193
Legal Aid Commission (Commissioner) Appointment 1998 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	16 January 1998 - 31 December 2000	DI1998-20
Legal Aid (Commissioner (Law Society Nominee)) Appointment 2004 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	8 October 2004 - 7 October 2007	DI2004-244
Legal Aid (Review Committee–Panel Member) Appointment 2005 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 37	25 January 2005 - 24 January 2008	DI2005-4
Legal Aid Commission Appointment 2005 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	22 April 2005 - 30 April 2008	DI2005-53
Legal Aid Appointment of Commissioner of the Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 7	26 July 2001 - 25 February 2002	NI2001-256
Legal Aid (Commissioner (Law Society Nominee)) Appointment 2006 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	10 March 2006 - 9 March 2009	DI2006-45
Legal Aid (Commissioner (Bar Association Nominee)) Appointment 2006 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	19 April 2006 - 18 April 2009	DI2006-69
Legal Aid (Commissioner—ACTCOSS Nominee) Appointment 2008 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	3 June 2008 - 18 March 2010	DI2008-118
Legal Aid (Commissioner—Bar Association Nominee) Appointment 2009 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	30 May 2009 - 5 August 2011	DI2009-86
Legal Aid (Commissioner—Law Society Nominee) Appointment 2009 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	24 June 2009 - 9 March 2012	DI2009-106
Legal Aid (Commission President) Appointment 2009 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	15 December 2009 - 13 December 2014	DI2009-248
Legal Aid (General Panel) Determination 2010 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	s 31E	22 January 2010	NI2010-15
Legal Aid (Commissioner—Financial Management) Appointment 2010 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	10 May 2010 - 9 May 2013	DI2010-66
Legal Aid Regulation 2010	None		Subordinate laws	s 100	29 June 2010	SL2010-26
Legal Aid (Commissioner—ACTCOSS Nominee) Appointment 2010 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	27 August 2010 - 20 August 2013	DI2010-191
Legal Aid (Commissioner—Bar Association Nominee) Appointment 2011 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	6 August 2011 - 17 July 2014	DI2011-208
Legal Aid (Statutory Officers) Regulations (Amendment) (Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 99	24 January 1985 - 24 September 1997	SL1985-1
Legal Aid (Statutory Officers) Regulations (Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 99	30 May 1978	SL1978-10
Legal Aid (Commissioner—Law Society Nominee) Appointment 2012 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	10 August 2012 - 9 August 2015	DI2012-194
Legal Aid (Commissioner – Financial Management) Appointment 2013 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	20 May 2013 - 19 May 2016	DI2013-70
Legal Aid (Commissioner—ACTCOSS Nominee) Appointment 2013 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	5 November 2013 - 30 July 2015	DI2013-268
Legal Aid (Commissioner—Bar Association Nominee) Appointment 2014 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	4 July 2014 - 27 January 2017	DI2014-202
Legal Aid (Commission President) Appointment 2014	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	19 December 2014 - 13 December 2019	DI2014-319
Legal Aid (Commissioner—ACTCOSS Nominee) Appointment 2015 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	31 July 2015 - 30 July 2018	DI2015-218
Legal Aid (Commissioner—ACT Law Society Nominee) Appointment 2015 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	10 August 2015 - 9 August 2018	DI2015-219
Legal Aid (Commissioner – Specialist Assistance) Appointment 2016 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	20 May 2016 - 19 May 2019	DI2016-55
Legal Aid (Commissioner – Financial Management) Appointment 2016 (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	20 May 2016 - 19 May 2019	DI2016-56
Legal Aid (Commissioner – Bar Association Nominee) Appointment 2017	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	28 January 2017 - 27 January 2020	DI2017-9
Legal Aid (Commissioner - Representative of the Minister) Appointment 2017	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 16	20 July 2017 - 19 July 2020	NI2017-410
Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Appointment 2018	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 37	23 January 2018 - 22 January 2021	DI2018-2
Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Appointment 2018 (No 2)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 37	22 June 2018 - 21 June 2021	DI2018-174
Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Appointment 2019 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 37	22 January 2019 - 21 January 2022	DI2019-3
Legal Aid (Commissioner - Law Society Nominee) Appointment 2019	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	26 March 2019 - 25 March 2022	DI2019-26
Legal Aid (Commissioner - ACTCOSS Nominee) Appointment 2019	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	26 March 2019 - 25 March 2022	DI2019-27
Legal Aid (Commissioner - Specialist Assistance) Appointment 2019	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	12 June 2019 - 11 June 2022	DI2019-77
Legal Aid (Commissioner - Financial Management) Appointment 2019	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 16	12 June 2019 - 11 June 2022	DI2019-78

Approved forms

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Form name/number	Status	Description	Category	Made for	Effective	Year and No	CategoryAll
Legal Aid Act 1977—Form	None	Application for legal assistance		s 25	6 May 2011	AF2011-50	ShowInAll

Ordinance as notified

The Ordinance as notified version is accessed from Law history.

Point in time versions

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The following table lists 31 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
22 November 2018 - 20 June 2019	PDF PDF Word	R34	22 November 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-42
24 May 2017 - 21 November 2018	PDF PDF Word	R33	24 May 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-14
1 September 2016 - 23 May 2017	PDF PDF Word	R32	1 September 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-52
24 August 2016 - 31 August 2016	PDF PDF Word	R31	24 August 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-49
10 December 2015 - 23 August 2016	PDF PDF Word	R30	10 December 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-52
4 April 2013 - 9 December 2015	PDF PDF Word	R29	4 April 2013	Republication for amendments by A2013-11
30 September 2012 - 3 April 2013	PDF PDF Word	R28	30 September 2012	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 14)
28 May 2012 - 29 September 2012	PDF PDF Word	R27	28 May 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-2
12 April 2012 - 27 May 2012	PDF PDF Word	R26	12 April 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-13
12 December 2011 - 11 April 2012	PDF PDF Word	R25	12 December 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-52
21 September 2011 - 11 December 2011	PDF PDF Word	R24	21 September 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-28
25 February 2011 - 20 September 2011	PDF PDF Word	R23	25 February 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-5
26 November 2010 - 24 February 2011	PDF PDF Word	R22	26 November 2010	Republication for amendments by A2010-48
28 September 2010 - 25 November 2010	PDF PDF Word	R21	28 September 2010	Republication for amendments by A2010-30
29 September 2009 - 27 September 2010	PDF PDF Word	R20*	29 September 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-19
2 February 2009 - 28 September 2009	PDF PDF Word	R19	2 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-37
19 May 2008 - 1 February 2009	PDF PDF Word	R18	19 May 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-14
1 October 2007 - 18 May 2008	PDF PDF Word	R17	1 October 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-28
11 July 2007 - 30 September 2007	PDF PDF Word	R16	11 July 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-16
12 April 2007 - 10 July 2007	PDF PDF Word	R15	12 April 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-3
1 July 2006 - 11 April 2007	PDF PDF Word	R14	1 July 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-25
19 March 2006 - 30 June 2006	PDF PDF Word	R13	19 March 2006	Republication for commenced expiry
1 January 2006 - 18 March 2006	PDF PDF Word	R12	1 January 2006	Republication for amendments by A2005-52
18 March 2005 - 31 December 2005	PDF PDF Word	R11*	18 March 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-12
10 January 2005 - 17 March 2005	PDF PDF Word	R10	10 January 2005	Republication for amendments by A2004-60
9 April 2004 - 9 January 2005	PDF PDF Word	R9	9 April 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-15
9 October 2003 - 8 April 2004	PDF PDF Word	R8	9 October 2003	Republication for amendments by A2003-41
12 September 2001 - 8 October 2003	PDF PDF Word	R7 (RI)	11 February 2003	Reissue for retrospective amendment by A2002-49
12 September 2001	PDF PDF Word	R7	18 February 2002	Does not include retrospective amendments by A2002-49 (see reissued republication).
9 December 1998 - 4 September 2001	Word	R6B	9 December 1998

Notification statement

The Legal Aid Ordinance 1977 was notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 11 July 1977 (Cwlth Gaz 1977 No S133).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Ordinance as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
11 July 1977	3 July 1977	PDF PDF	This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))