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A-14 - Act respecting legal aid and the provision of certain other legal services

Section 22
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22. The Commission shall:
(a)  see that legal aid is provided, to the extent provided for in this chapter and the regulations, to persons eligible therefor;
(b)  establish and develop regional legal aid centres and authorize them to provide legal aid;
(c)  see to the financing of regional legal aid centres and local legal aid centres which it authorizes to provide legal aid under paragraph c of section 32;
(d)  see that the activities of legal aid centres conform to this Act and the regulations;
(d.1)  facilitate, through concerted action, a coherent application of this chapter and the regulations by legal aid centres;
(e)  investigate the financial administration of any legal aid centre that shows a deficit or whose management and services are insufficient or that seems to pursue activities not in conformity with this Act or the regulations;
(f)  promote the development of information programs for persons eligible for legal aid concerning their rights and obligations;
(f.1)  maintain a telephone help line, for criminal or penal matters, available at all times and free of charge to any person, whether or not financially eligible for legal aid, who upon being arrested or while in custody requires the assistance of an advocate;
(g)  promote studies, inquiries and gathering of statistics to plan the development of the legal aid system;
(h)  cooperate with the university establishments and law faculties, the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec to develop research and technical assistance programs respecting legal aid and to establish legal aid centres in Québec;
(i)  subject to the powers of the professional orders in that respect, take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity of the relations between advocates or notaries in the employ of centres and their clients, and cooperate for that purpose with the Barreau du Québec or, as the case may be, with the Chambre des notaires du Québec;
(j)  provide legal services in place of a legal aid centre that has ceased to exercise its functions or is no longer authorized to do so;
(k)  form a review committee for the purposes of sections 74 and 75;
(l)  establish and maintain or assist in the establishment or maintenance of retirement funds or pension plans for the benefit of its employees and those of the centres, or their relatives and dependents, and pay on their account, or if need be have the centres pay on their account, the premiums therefor, the whole subject to the Supplemental Pension Plans Act (chapter R-15.1);
(m)  (paragraph repealed);
(n)  set up an administrative committee consisting of at least three members including the chairman of the Commission, who shall preside over it, the vice-chairman and any other member of the Commission appointed annually by the members of the Commission in general meeting which shall determine its functions, powers and duties.
1972, c. 14, s. 22; 1973, c. 45, s. 21; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1989, c. 38, s. 319; 1994, c. 40, s. 457; 1996, c. 23, s. 15, s. 52, s. 53, s. 54; 2010, c. 12, s. 13; 2012, c. 20, s. 36.
22. The Commission shall:
(a)  see that legal aid is provided, to the extent provided for in this chapter and the regulations, to persons financially eligible therefor;
(b)  establish and develop regional legal aid centres and authorize them to provide legal aid;
(c)  see to the financing of regional legal aid centres and local legal aid centres which it authorizes to provide legal aid under paragraph c of section 32;
(d)  see that the activities of legal aid centres conform to this Act and the regulations;
(d.1)  facilitate, through concerted action, a coherent application of this chapter and the regulations by legal aid centres;
(e)  investigate the financial administration of any legal aid centre that shows a deficit or whose management and services are insufficient or that seems to pursue activities not in conformity with this Act or the regulations;
(f)  promote the development of information programs for persons financially eligible for legal aid concerning their rights and obligations;
(f.1)  maintain a telephone help line, for criminal or penal matters, available at all times and free of charge to any person, whether or not financially eligible for legal aid, who upon being arrested or while in custody requires the assistance of an advocate;
(g)  promote studies, inquiries and gathering of statistics to plan the development of the legal aid system;
(h)  cooperate with the university establishments and law faculties, the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec to develop research and technical assistance programs respecting legal aid and to establish legal aid centres in Québec;
(i)  subject to the powers of the professional orders in that respect, take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity of the relations between advocates or notaries in the employ of centres and their clients, and cooperate for that purpose with the Barreau du Québec or, as the case may be, with the Chambre des notaires du Québec;
(j)  provide legal services in place of a legal aid centre that has ceased to exercise its functions or is no longer authorized to do so;
(k)  form a review committee for the purposes of sections 74 and 75;
(l)  establish and maintain or assist in the establishment or maintenance of retirement funds or pension plans for the benefit of its employees and those of the centres, or their relatives and dependents, and pay on their account, or if need be have the centres pay on their account, the premiums therefor, the whole subject to the Supplemental Pension Plans Act (chapter R-15.1);
(m)  (paragraph repealed);
(n)  set up an administrative committee consisting of at least three members including the chairman of the Commission, who shall preside over it, the vice-chairman and any other member of the Commission appointed annually by the members of the Commission in general meeting which shall determine its functions, powers and duties.
1972, c. 14, s. 22; 1973, c. 45, s. 21; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1989, c. 38, s. 319; 1994, c. 40, s. 457; 1996, c. 23, s. 15, s. 52, s. 53, s. 54; 2010, c. 12, s. 13.
22. The Commission shall:
(a)  see that legal aid is provided, to the extent provided for in this Act and the regulations, to persons financially eligible therefor;
(b)  establish and develop regional legal aid centres and authorize them to provide legal aid;
(c)  see to the financing of regional legal aid centres and local legal aid centres which it authorizes to provide legal aid under paragraph c of section 32;
(d)  see that the activities of legal aid centres conform to this Act and the regulations;
(d.1)  facilitate, through concerted action, a coherent application of this Act and the regulations by legal aid centres;
(e)  investigate the financial administration of any legal aid centre that shows a deficit or whose management and services are insufficient or that seems to pursue activities not in conformity with this Act or the regulations;
(f)  promote the development of information programs for persons financially eligible for legal aid concerning their rights and obligations;
(f.1)  maintain a telephone help line, for criminal or penal matters, available at all times and free of charge to any person, whether or not financially eligible for legal aid, who upon being arrested or while in custody requires the assistance of an advocate;
(g)  promote studies, inquiries and gathering of statistics to plan the development of the legal aid system;
(h)  cooperate with the university establishments and law faculties, the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec to develop research and technical assistance programs respecting legal aid and to establish legal aid centres in Québec;
(i)  subject to the powers of the professional orders in that respect, take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity of the relations between advocates or notaries in the employ of centres and their clients, and cooperate for that purpose with the Barreau du Québec or, as the case may be, with the Chambre des notaires du Québec;
(j)  provide legal services in place of a legal aid centre that has ceased to exercise its functions or is no longer authorized to do so;
(k)  form a review committee for the purposes of sections 74 and 75;
(l)  establish and maintain or assist in the establishment or maintenance of retirement funds or pension plans for the benefit of its employees and those of the centres, or their relatives and dependents, and pay on their account, or if need be have the centres pay on their account, the premiums therefor, the whole subject to the Supplemental Pension Plans Act (chapter R-15.1);
(m)  (paragraph repealed);
(n)  set up an administrative committee consisting of at least three members including the chairman of the Commission, who shall preside over it, the vice-chairman and any other member of the Commission appointed annually by the members of the Commission in general meeting which shall determine its functions, powers and duties.
1972, c. 14, s. 22; 1973, c. 45, s. 21; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1989, c. 38, s. 319; 1994, c. 40, s. 457; 1996, c. 23, s. 15, s. 52, s. 53, s. 54.
22. The Commission shall:
(a)  see that legal aid is provided to economically underprivileged persons;
(b)  establish and develop regional legal aid corporations and authorize them to provide legal aid;
(c)  see to the financing of regional legal aid corporations and local legal aid corporations which it authorizes to provide legal aid under paragraph c of section 32;
(d)  see that the activities of legal aid corporations conform to this act and the regulations;
(e)  investigate the financial administration of any legal aid corporation that shows a deficit or whose management and services are insufficient or that seems to pursue activities not in conformity with this act or the regulations;
(f)  promote the development of information programs to economically underprivileged persons on their rights and obligations;
(g)  promote studies, inquiries and gathering of statistics to plan the development of the legal aid system;
(h)  cooperate with the university establishments and law faculties, the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec to develop research and technical assistance programs respecting legal aid and to establish legal aid corporations in Québec;
(i)  subject to the powers of the professional orders in that respect, take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity of the relations between advocates or notaries in the employ of corporations and their clients, and cooperate for that purpose with the Barreau du Québec or, as the case may be, with the Chambre des notaires du Québec;
(j)  provide legal services in place of a legal aid corporation that has ceased to exercise its functions or is no longer authorized to do so;
(k)  set up a committee of three members, including at least one advocate, to hear applications for review made under sections 74 and 75;
(l)  establish and maintain or assist in the establishment or maintenance of retirement funds or pension plans for the benefit of its employees and those of the corporations, or their relatives and dependents, and pay on their account, or if need be have the corporations pay on their account, the premiums therefor, the whole subject to the Supplemental Pension Plans Act (chapter R-15.1);
(m)  make agreements with any government or body to carry out any regulation made under paragraph l of section 80 respecting cases where legal aid may be granted to persons not residing in Québec;
(n)  set up an administrative committee consisting of at least three members including the chairman of the Commission, who shall preside over it, the vice-chairman and any other member of the Commission appointed annually by the members of the Commission in general meeting which shall determine its functions, powers and duties.
1972, c. 14, s. 22; 1973, c. 45, s. 21; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1989, c. 38, s. 319; 1994, c. 40, s. 457.
22. The Commission shall:
(a)  see that legal aid is provided to economically underprivileged persons;
(b)  establish and develop regional legal aid corporations and authorize them to provide legal aid;
(c)  see to the financing of regional legal aid corporations and local legal aid corporations which it authorizes to provide legal aid under paragraph c of section 32;
(d)  see that the activities of legal aid corporations conform to this act and the regulations;
(e)  investigate the financial administration of any legal aid corporation that shows a deficit or whose management and services are insufficient or that seems to pursue activities not in conformity with this act or the regulations;
(f)  promote the development of information programs to economically underprivileged persons on their rights and obligations;
(g)  promote studies, inquiries and gathering of statistics to plan the development of the legal aid system;
(h)  cooperate with the university establishments and law faculties, the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec to develop research and technical assistance programs respecting legal aid and to establish legal aid corporations in Québec;
(i)  subject to the powers of the professional corporations in that respect, take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity of the relations between advocates or notaries in the employ of corporations and their clients, and cooperate for that purpose with the Barreau du Québec or, as the case may be, with the Chambre des notaires du Québec;
(j)  provide legal services in place of a legal aid corporation that has ceased to exercise its functions or is no longer authorized to do so;
(k)  set up a committee of three members, including at least one advocate, to hear applications for review made under sections 74 and 75;
(l)  establish and maintain or assist in the establishment or maintenance of retirement funds or pension plans for the benefit of its employees and those of the corporations, or their relatives and dependents, and pay on their account, or if need be have the corporations pay on their account, the premiums therefor, the whole subject to the Supplemental Pension Plans Act (chapter R-15.1);
(m)  make agreements with any government or body to carry out any regulation made under paragraph l of section 80 respecting cases where legal aid may be granted to persons not residing in Québec;
(n)  set up an administrative committee consisting of at least three members including the chairman of the Commission, who shall preside over it, the vice-chairman and any other member of the Commission appointed annually by the members of the Commission in general meeting which shall determine its functions, powers and duties.
1972, c. 14, s. 22; 1973, c. 45, s. 21; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1989, c. 38, s. 319.
22. The Commission shall:
(a)  see that legal aid is provided to economically underprivileged persons;
(b)  establish and develop regional legal aid corporations and authorize them to provide legal aid;
(c)  see to the financing of regional legal aid corporations and local legal aid corporations which it authorizes to provide legal aid under paragraph c of section 32;
(d)  see that the activities of legal aid corporations conform to this act and the regulations;
(e)  investigate the financial administration of any legal aid corporation that shows a deficit or whose management and services are insufficient or that seems to pursue activities not in conformity with this act or the regulations;
(f)  promote the development of information programs to economically underprivileged persons on their rights and obligations;
(g)  promote studies, inquiries and gathering of statistics to plan the development of the legal aid system;
(h)  cooperate with the university establishments and law faculties, the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec to develop research and technical assistance programs respecting legal aid and to establish legal aid corporations in Québec;
(i)  subject to the powers of the professional corporations in that respect, take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity of the relations between advocates or notaries in the employ of corporations and their clients, and cooperate for that purpose with the Barreau du Québec or, as the case may be, with the Chambre des notaires du Québec;
(j)  provide legal services in place of a legal aid corporation that has ceased to exercise its functions or is no longer authorized to do so;
(k)  set up a committee of three members, including at least one advocate, to hear applications for review made under sections 74 and 75;
(l)  establish and maintain or assist in the establishment or maintenance of retirement funds or pension plans for the benefit of its employees and those of the corporations, or their relatives and dependents, and pay on their account, or if need be have the corporations pay on their account, the premiums therefor, the whole subject to the Act respecting supplemental pension plans (chapter R-17);
(m)  make agreements with any government or body to carry out any regulation made under paragraph l of section 80 respecting cases where legal aid may be granted to persons not residing in Québec;
(n)  set up an administrative committee consisting of at least three members including the chairman of the Commission, who shall preside over it, the vice-chairman and any other member of the Commission appointed annually by the members of the Commission in general meeting which shall determine its functions, powers and duties.
1972, c. 14, s. 22; 1973, c. 45, s. 21; 1977, c. 5, s. 229.
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