Legal Aid Act 1977
- Number
- A1977-31
- Status
- In Force
- Current law
- Regulations & instruments
- Forms
- Point-in-time versions
- Law history
Current version
| Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2021 | HTMLPDFWord | R37 | 17 December 2021 | Republication for amendments by A2021-33 |
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| Legal Aid Appointment of Part-Time Commissioner of the Legal Aid Commission (ACT) 2002(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 18 April 2002 - 17 April 2005 | DI2002-30 |
| Legal Aid Appointment 2001(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 28 June 2001 - 8 August 2004 | DI2001-208 |
| Legal Aid Commissioner Appointment 2000(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 18 October 2000 - 17 October 2003 | DI2000-328 |
| Legal Aid (Part-time Commissioner of the Legal Aid Commission (ACT)) Appointment 2000(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 27 July 2000 - 26 July 2003 | DI2000-250 |
| Legal Aid Commission (Commissioner) Appointment 2000(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 15 March 2000 - 14 March 2003 | DI2000-102 |
| Legal Aid Commission (Commissioner) Appointment 2000(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 15 March 2000 - 13 January 2003 | DI2000-101 |
| Legal Aid Commission (Commissioner) Appointment 1998(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 16 September 1998 - 31 August 2000 | DI1998-213 |
| Legal Aid Commission (President) Appointment 1998(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 17 August 1998 - 30 June 2001 | DI1998-193 |
| Legal Aid Commission (Commissioner) Appointment 1998(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 16 January 1998 - 31 December 2000 | DI1998-20 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner (Law Society Nominee)) Appointment 2004(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 7 | 8 October 2004 - 7 October 2007 | DI2004-244 |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee–Panel Member) Appointment 2005(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 37 | 25 January 2005 - 24 January 2008 | DI2005-4 |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(Repealed) | Repealed | 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(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 28 January 2017 - 27 January 2020 | DI2017-9 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Representative of the Minister) Appointment 2017(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 16 | 20 July 2017 - 19 July 2020 | NI2017-410 |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Appointment 2018(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 37 | 23 January 2018 - 22 January 2021 | DI2018-2 |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Appointment 2018 (No 2)(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 37 | 22 June 2018 - 21 June 2021 | DI2018-174 |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Appointment 2019 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 37 | 22 January 2019 - 21 January 2022 | DI2019-3 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Law Society Nominee) Appointment 2019(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 26 March 2019 - 25 March 2022 | DI2019-26 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - ACTCOSS Nominee) Appointment 2019(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 26 March 2019 - 19 August 2020 | DI2019-27 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Specialist Assistance) Appointment 2019(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 12 June 2019 - 11 June 2022 | DI2019-77 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Financial Management) Appointment 2019(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 12 June 2019 - 11 June 2022 | DI2019-78 |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Approval 2019 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 10 September 2019 - 9 September 2022 | NI2019-581 | |
| Legal Aid (Commission President) Appointment 2020 | None | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 31 January 2020 - 30 January 2025 | DI2020-12 |
| Legal Aid (Australian Legal Practitioners Panel) Approval 2020 | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 16 April 2020 - 15 April 2023 | NI2020-224 | |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Representative of the Minister) Appointment 2020 | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 16 | 30 July 2020 - 29 July 2023 | NI2020-471 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Bar Association Nominee) Appointment 2020(Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 20 August 2020 - 21 April 2022 | DI2020-244 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - ACTCOSS Nominee) Appointment 2020 | None | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 20 August 2020 - 19 August 2023 | DI2020-245 |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Approval 2020 (No 1) | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 22 December 2020 - 21 December 2023 | NI2020-807 | |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Approval 2020 (No 2) | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 23 January 2021 - 22 January 2024 | NI2020-809 | |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Approval 2020 (No 3) | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 22 June 2021 - 21 June 2024 | NI2020-810 | |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Approval 2021 (No 1) | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 20 September 2021 - 19 September 2024 | NI2021-556 | |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Approval 2021 (No 2) | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 22 January 2022 - 21 January 2025 | NI2021-557 | |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Law Society Nominee) Appointment 2022 | None | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 26 March 2022 - 25 March 2025 | DI2022-30 |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Approval 2022 (No 1) | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 10 April 2022 - 9 April 2025 | NI2022-192 | |
| Legal Aid (Disclosure of Information) Guidelines 2022 (No 1) | None | Disallowable instruments | s 92AA | 17 June 2022 | DI2022-86 | |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Specialist Assistance) Appointment 2022 | None | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 12 August 2022 - 11 August 2025 | DI2022-185 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Financial Management) Appointment 2022 | None | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 12 August 2022 - 11 August 2024 | DI2022-187 |
| Legal Aid (Commissioner - Bar Association Nominee) Appointment 2022 | None | Appointment | Disallowable instruments | s 16 | 12 August 2022 - 11 August 2025 | DI2022-188 |
| Legal Aid (Australian Legal Practitioners Panel) Approval 2022 | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 23 September 2022 - 22 September 2025 | NI2022-465 | |
| Legal Aid (Review Committee Panels) Approval 2022 (No 2) | None | Notifiable instruments | s 37 | 12 November 2022 - 11 November 2025 | NI2022-578 |
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 |
Point-in-time versions
| Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2021 | HTMLPDFWord | R37 | 17 December 2021 | Republication for amendments by A2021-33 |
| 14 November 2019 - 16 December 2021 | HTMLPDFWord | R36 | 14 November 2019 | Republication for amendments by A2019-42 |
| 21 June 2019 - 13 November 2019 | HTMLPDFWord | R35 | 21 June 2019 | Republication for amendments by A2019-17 |
| 22 November 2018 - 20 June 2019 | HTMLPDFWord | R34 | 22 November 2018 | Republication for amendments by A2018-42 |
| 24 May 2017 - 21 November 2018 | HTMLPDFWord | R33 | 24 May 2017 | Republication for amendments by A2017-14 |
| 1 September 2016 - 23 May 2017 | HTMLPDFWord | R32 | 1 September 2016 | Republication for amendments by A2016-52 |
| 24 August 2016 - 31 August 2016 | HTMLPDFWord | R31 | 24 August 2016 | Republication for amendments by A2016-49 |
| 10 December 2015 - 23 August 2016 | HTMLPDFWord | R30 | 10 December 2015 | Republication for amendments by A2015-52 |
| 4 April 2013 - 9 December 2015 | HTMLPDFWord | R29 | 4 April 2013 | Republication for amendments by A2013-11 |
| 30 September 2012 - 3 April 2013 | HTMLPDFWord | R28 | 30 September 2012 | Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 14) |
| 28 May 2012 - 29 September 2012 | HTMLPDFWord | R27 | 28 May 2012 | Republication for amendments by A2012-2 |
| 12 April 2012 - 27 May 2012 | HTMLPDFWord | R26 | 12 April 2012 | Republication for amendments by A2012-13 |
| 12 December 2011 - 11 April 2012 | HTMLPDFWord | R25 | 12 December 2011 | Republication for amendments by A2011-52 |
| 21 September 2011 - 11 December 2011 | HTMLPDFWord | R24 | 21 September 2011 | Republication for amendments by A2011-28 |
| 25 February 2011 - 20 September 2011 | HTMLPDFWord | R23 | 25 February 2011 | Republication for amendments by A2011-5 |
| 26 November 2010 - 24 February 2011 | HTMLPDFWord | R22 | 26 November 2010 | Republication for amendments by A2010-48 |
| 28 September 2010 - 25 November 2010 | HTMLPDFWord | R21 | 28 September 2010 | Republication for amendments by A2010-30 |
| 29 September 2009 - 27 September 2010 | HTMLPDFWord | R20* | 29 September 2009 | Republication for amendments by A2009-19 |
| 2 February 2009 - 28 September 2009 | HTMLPDFWord | R19 | 2 February 2009 | Republication for amendments by A2008-37 |
| 19 May 2008 - 1 February 2009 | HTMLPDFWord | R18 | 19 May 2008 | Republication for amendments by A2008-14 |
| 1 October 2007 - 18 May 2008 | HTMLPDFWord | R17 | 1 October 2007 | Republication for amendments by A2007-28 |
| 11 July 2007 - 30 September 2007 | HTMLPDFWord | R16 | 11 July 2007 | Republication for amendments by A2007-16 |
| 12 April 2007 - 10 July 2007 | HTMLPDFWord | R15 | 12 April 2007 | Republication for amendments by A2007-3 |
| 1 July 2006 - 11 April 2007 | HTMLPDFWord | R14 | 1 July 2006 | Republication for amendments by A2006-25 |
| 19 March 2006 - 30 June 2006 | HTMLPDFWord | R13 | 19 March 2006 | Republication for commenced expiry |
| 1 January 2006 - 18 March 2006 | HTMLPDFWord | R12 | 1 January 2006 | Republication for amendments by A2005-52 |
| 18 March 2005 - 31 December 2005 | HTMLPDFWord | R11* | 18 March 2005 | Republication for amendments by A2005-12 |
| 10 January 2005 - 17 March 2005 | HTMLPDFWord | R10 | 10 January 2005 | Republication for amendments by A2004-60 |
| 9 April 2004 - 9 January 2005 | HTMLPDFWord | R9 | 9 April 2004 | Republication for amendments by A2004-15 |
| 9 October 2003 - 8 April 2004 | HTMLPDFWord | R8 | 9 October 2003 | Republication for amendments by A2003-41 |
| 12 September 2001 - 8 October 2003 | HTMLPDFWord | R7 (RI) | 11 February 2003 | Reissue for retrospective amendment by A2002-49 |
| 12 September 2001 | HTMLPDFWord | R7 | 18 February 2002 | Does not include retrospective amendments by A2002-49 (see reissued republication). |
| 9 December 1998 - 4 September 2001 | HTMLWord | R6B | 9 December 1998 | |
| 3 July 1977 | PDFPDF | As notified | 11 July 1977 | This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4)) |
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 | PDFPDF | This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4)) |
Commencement
| Provision | Commencement date | Commencement method |
|---|---|---|
| s 3 | 3 July 1978 | s 2 (2) and Cwlth Gaz 1978 No S108 |
| remainder | 11 July 1977 | s 2 (1) |
Amendments
For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.
Amendment information is being progressively added to the Legislation Register. For a full list of legislation amending this law, see the legislation history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.
| Year and number | Amending law | Amending provision | Commencement date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A2021-33 | Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (No 2) | pt 13 | 17 December 2021 |