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Legal Services Act 2011

Administration of legal services system - Quality assurance system for providers - Review Authority

85: Function of Review Authority

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"The Review Authority checks decisions to make sure they are fair."

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The Review Authority checks decisions made by the Secretary. You can find these decisions in section 82(1) of the act, which you can read by following the link to section 82(1). The Review Authority can only check a decision if the person it affects asks them to.

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Part 3Administration of legal services system
Quality assurance system for providers: Review Authority

85Function of Review Authority

  1. The function of the Review Authority is to review decisions of the Secretary set out in section 82(1).

  2. The Review Authority may review a decision of the Secretary only on the application of a person in respect of whom the decision is made.