s.19Contribution by assisted person
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Section 19Part 3 — PROVISION OF LEGAL AID

Contribution by assisted person

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Subject to subsection (2), the Director, on granting a certificate, shall require an assisted person to pay to the Government a contribution towards the sums payable on his account under the authority of the certificate.
If the Director requires an assisted person to pay a contribution, he shall either require him to pay the same forthwith or by way of such periodical instalments as may be specified in the certificate granted to him.
The amount of any contribution or instalment thereof which is due may be recovered by the Attorney General by civil action in a court of summary jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, where in the circumstances of a particular case the Director is satisfied that it is appropriate in the interest of justice so to do, the Director may disregard the disposable income of an assisted person and not require him to make any contribution in accordance with this section but the Director shall provide written reasons to the Court Administrator for so doing.
In making any arrangements under this section, the Director shall have regard to the principle that any debt that is to be paid from the assisted person's disposable income shall be paid by the assisted person within five years from when the debt arises.

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