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Legal Services Act 2011

Administration of legal services system - Quality assurance system for providers - Providers of legal services

79: Performance review committee

You could also call this:

"A group that checks how well legal service providers are doing their job"

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The Secretary has to set up a performance review committee. You can think of this committee as a group that checks how well providers of legal services are doing their job. The Secretary chooses the members of this committee. The committee's job is to look at how a provider is performing and give the Secretary advice. The Secretary can ask the committee to look at a provider if they think the provider is not following the rules. The committee must have members with the right skills and experience, including at least one member with a lot of legal experience who is the chairperson. The committee members are chosen by the Secretary and must have skills in areas like law, understanding the needs of courts and the legal profession, and managing money in the government sector. The chairperson of the committee must have at least 7 years of legal experience. This helps the committee make good decisions about providers of legal services.

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Quality assurance system for providers: Providers of legal services

79Performance review committee

  1. The Secretary must establish a performance review committee.

  2. The function of the committee is to assess and advise the Secretary of any matter referred to the committee by the Secretary relating to the performance of a provider.

  3. The Secretary may make a referral to the committee if—

  4. the Secretary reasonably believes that a provider of legal aid services or specified legal services has failed to comply with any condition of his or her approval, or any provision of this Act or the regulations; and
    1. the Secretary considers that the person's failure, if proven, would justify cancellation or modification of the person's approval.

      1. The members of the committee must be appointed by the Secretary.

      2. The Secretary must appoint a member with at least 7 years' legal experience as chairperson of the committee.

      3. The Committee must consist of members who, collectively,—

      4. have expertise in the areas of law in which the provider is providing legal aid services or specified legal services; and
        1. understand the needs and interests of courts, aided persons, and the legal profession; and
          1. have expertise in financial management in the State sector.