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

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4.10. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, legal aid shall be granted
(1)  where
(a)  a minor requires the assistance of an advocate for the purposes of an agreement pertaining to the application of voluntary measures under the Youth Protection Act (chapter P-34.1);
(b)  a young person requires the assistance of an advocate for the purposes of a program of alternative measures or the review of a disposition under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (S.C. 2002, c. 1);
(2)  to a person who requires assistance in a proceeding before an authority who exercises an administrative function within the framework of a benefit or compensation program designated by regulation and administered by a government department or body and is responsible, by virtue of his position within that department or body, for reviewing an administrative decision concerning that person;
(3)  to a person for the drawing up of a document that is customarily within the scope of the professional duties of a notary or advocate if such service is necessary because of the difficulty the person is having in preserving or asserting his rights or because of the consequences for the person’s physical or psychological well-being or that of his family that would result from not being provided the service.
1996, c. 23, s. 6; 2010, c. 12, s. 10; 2020, c. 12, s. 163.
4.10. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, legal aid shall be granted
(1)  where
(a)  a minor requires the assistance of an advocate for the purposes of an agreement pertaining to the application of voluntary measures under the Youth Protection Act (chapter P-34.1);
(b)  a young person requires the assistance of an advocate for the purposes of a program of alternative measures or the review of a disposition under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (S.C. 2002, c. 1);
(2)  to a person who requires assistance in a proceeding before an authority who exercises an administrative function within the framework of a benefit or compensation program designated by regulation and administered by a government department or body and is responsible, by virtue of his position within that department or body, for reviewing an administrative decision concerning that person;
(3)  to a person for the drawing up of a document that is customarily within the scope of the professional duties of a notary or advocate if such service is necessary because of the difficulty the person is having in preserving or asserting his rights or because of the harmful consequences for the person’s physical or psychological well-being or that of his family that would result from not being provided the service.
1996, c. 23, s. 6; 2010, c. 12, s. 10.
4.10. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, legal aid shall be granted
(1)  where
(a)  a minor requires the assistance of an advocate for the purposes of an agreement pertaining to the application of voluntary measures under the Youth Protection Act (chapter P-34.1);
(b)  a young person requires the assistance of an advocate for the purposes of a program of alternative measures or the review of a disposition under the Young Offenders Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter Y-1);
(2)  to a person who requires assistance in a proceeding before an authority who exercises an administrative function within the framework of a benefit or compensation program designated by regulation and administered by a government department or body and is responsible, by virtue of his position within that department or body, for reviewing an administrative decision concerning that person;
(3)  to a person for the drawing up of a document that is customarily within the scope of the professional duties of a notary or advocate if such service is necessary because of the difficulty the person is having in preserving or asserting his rights or because of the harmful consequences for the person’s physical or psychological well-being or that of his family that would result from not being provided the service.
1996, c. 23, s. 6.