Legal Aid and Advice Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Supplementary
22B. Recovery as debt due to Government
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The Director may take proceedings to recover the following as a debt due to the Government:
Director
“Director” means the Director of Legal Aid appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Director and an Assistant Director of Legal Aid;
any money remaining unpaid that the aided person is liable to pay to the Director under section 13(6) or 16(3);
any contribution remaining unpaid that the aided person is required to make under section 22A(1).
Without affecting the Limitation Act 1959 and any other written law, the Director may take proceedings to recover any money or contribution under subsection (1) that was due before the date of commencement of section 7(k) of the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2024 and remains unpaid on or after that date.