Guidelines
12. Terminating Legal Aid
12.5 Where a legally aided person engages in violent or threatening behaviour
12.5 Where a legally aided person engages in violent or threatening behaviour
In making a decision to terminate a grant of legal aid where a legally aided person has engaged in violent or threatening behaviour, the determining officer should take into consideration:
- the reasons for the legally aided person's behaviour, including whether the legally aided person has a history of mental health or other medical problems which may affect their behaviour, and
- whether it may be appropriate in the circumstances to transfer the matter to another lawyer.
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