Policies
3. Delegation Instrument
3.10. Approval of expenditure in relation to grants of legal aid
Authorisation | Amount | Certifying officer | Delegated officer |
Commitment and payment of total accounts in excess of, or outside a standard combination of work items per grant of legal aid. Officers cannot exceed the monetary limits set out in the Attorney General’s delegation to staff under the Government Sector Finance Act 2018. | $3,000 | Advocate Clerk Grade 6-7 | Grants Officer Grade 3-4 |
$7,500 | Advocate Clerk Grade 9-10 | Grants Officer Grade 5-6 | |
$10,000 | Solicitor Grade I-III | Solicitor Grade I-III Grants | |
$15,000 | Solicitor Grade IV | Solicitor Grade IV Grants | |
$25,000 | Solicitor Grade V | Solicitor Grade V Grants | |
$50,000 | Solicitor Grade VI | Solicitor Grade VI Grants | |
$200,000 | Deputy Director Criminal Law | Director Grants | |
$1,000,000 | Director Grants | Director Grants |