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39 of 2014
The Legal Aid South Africa Act 39 of 2014 intends:
- to ensure access to justice and the realisation of the right of a person to have legal representation as envisaged in the Constitution and to render or make legal aid and legal advice available;
- for that purpose to establish an entity called Legal Aid South Africa with a Board of Directors and to define its objects, powers, functions, duties and composition;
- to provide for the independence and impartiality of Legal Aid South Africa;
- to provide for the appointment of the Board of Directors and qualification for membership thereof;
- to provide for the appointment of a chairperson and a deputy chairperson;
- to provide for the term of appointment of a member of the Board of Directors;
- to provide for the termination of membership of the Board of Directors;
- to provide for meetings of the Board of Directors, quorum and procedure;
- to provide for the establishment of committees by the Board of Directors;
- to provide for the delegation of powers and the assignment of duties or functions of the Board of Directors;
- to provide for the appointment of a chief executive officer and his or her functions;
- to provide for the appointment of employees and the designation of certain officials as agents of Legal Aid South Africa and their terms and conditions of employment;
- to provide for the protection of client privilege in certain circumstances;
- to provide for the recovery of costs by Legal Aid South Africa;
- to provide for the finances of Legal Aid South Africa; to provide for the provision of legal aid by direction of courts in criminal matters;
- to provide for the making of regulations;
- to provide for the compilation of a Legal Aid Manual;
- to provide for the amendment or repeal of laws;
- to provide for transitional arrangements; and
- to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Amends
- Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
- Attorneys Act 53 of 1979
- Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995
- Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000
- Mental Health Care Act 17 of 2002
- Children's Act 38 of 2005
- Child Justice Act 75 of 2008
Commencement
1 March 2015 (Government Gazette 38512, 27 February 2015)
