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Public Defenders Act 2022 · s 16

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s 16Cancellation of Grant of Aid

(1)

The Chief Public Defender may cancel a Grant of Aid in the prescribed circumstances.

(2)

Where a court has been notified of a Grant of Aid under section 13 —

(a)

the Chief Public Defender, a public defender or the assigned solicitor (as the case may be) must notify the court of the cancellation of the Grant of Aid; and

(b)

the individual to whom the Grant of Aid was issued ceases to be an aided accused person on the date of the notification under paragraph (a).

(3)

The Chief Public Defender must take any steps that the Chief Public Defender considers reasonable or necessary to inform the individual to whom a Grant of Aid was issued of the cancellation of the Grant of Aid.