34Amounts payable in respect of grant are debts due to Commissioner

1. An amount payable to the Commissioner as a condition of a grant of legal aid (whether as an interim repayment or a repayment) and any other amount payable to the Commissioner in respect of the grant may be recovered in any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Commissioner.

2. Repealed

3. The Commissioner may, by agreement with the aided person, make whatever arrangements (including any adjustments to those arrangements) that the Commissioner considers appropriate for the payment by the aided person of any amount payable under a grant of legal aid, or any other debt payable to the Commissioner by the aided person.

4. In making any arrangements under subsection (3), the Commissioner must have regard to the following principles:

5. any debt that is to be paid from the aided person's income should be paid by the aided person within 5 years from when the debt arises:
6. any debt that is to be paid from the aided person's income and capital should be paid by the aided person within 7 years from when the debt arises.

7. Despite subsection (4), the Commissioner may, after having regard to the principles in that subsection, make whatever arrangements the Commissioner considers appropriate in the circumstances.