South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts14A—The Litigation Assistance Fund
(1) The Society is
authorised and required to administer the Litigation Assistance Fund in
accordance with the Deed of Trust.
(2) The Society may,
despite any other law, enter into an agreement with a party to legal
proceedings to whom assistance is provided in accordance with the
Deed of Trust, under which the party is required to make a payment to the
Society, for the credit of the Litigation Assistance Fund, if those legal
proceedings are resolved in favour of that party.
(3) In this
section—
"Deed of Trust" means the Deed of Trust dated 2 April 1992 under which the
Litigation Assistance Fund is established, and includes that Deed as amended
from time to time.
(4) Any—
(a)
communication between the Society, or any officer, employee or agent of
the Society, and an applicant for assistance from the Litigation Assistance
Fund; or
(b)
document in the possession of the Society concerning the affairs of an
applicant for assistance from the Fund,
is privileged from production or disclosure in the same way and to the same
extent as if it were a communication between legal practitioner and client.