24. (1) The classes of duty counsel are: 1. Family and civil law duty counsel. 2. Criminal law duty counsel. 3. Mental health law duty counsel. 4. Clinic law duty counsel. 5. Special duty counsel. 6. Advice lawyers.  O. Reg. 106/99, s. 24 (1). (2) Family and civil law duty counsel shall: 1. Attend the Family Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice as scheduled. 2. In Family Court and the Ontario Court of Justice, i.  advise persons about their rights and take any steps necessary to protect those rights, ii.  advise persons about court procedures, iii.  prepare or review documents to be filed with the court, iv.  obtain adjournments, v.  represent otherwise unrepresented persons at motions, in interim hearings concerning custody, access, child protection or support and in pre-trial hearings and show cause hearings, and vi.  assist persons in the negotiation of settlements and consent orders and in mediation.  O. Reg. 106/99, s. 24 (2). (3) Criminal law duty counsel shall: 1. Perform duties in connection with criminal appeals as may be appropriate, including, i. helping an appellant to complete a notice to the court that an application has been made for legal aid services in relation to the appeal, ii. helping an appellant who is represented by a lawyer to complete a notice of withdrawal of a prisoner appeal, iii. representing an appellant on an application for judicial interim release. 2. Attend the Ontario Court of Justice as scheduled. 3. In the Ontario Court of Justice, assist persons who have been taken into custody or summoned and charged with offences, by advising them of their rights and by taking any steps that may be appropriate to protect those rights, including, i. representing a person on an application for remand, adjournment or judicial interim release, on a pre-trial that relates to disposition, or on entering a guilty plea, ii.  applying for diversion, iii.  making representations with respect to sentence if a guilty plea is entered.  O. Reg. 106/99, s. 24 (3). (4) Mental health law duty counsel shall, as may be appropriate: 1. Attend at psychiatric facilities designated under the Mental Health Act. 2. At those facilities, i. advise persons about their rights and take any steps that may be appropriate to protect those rights, and ii. take applications for certificates.  O. Reg. 106/99, s. 24 (4). (5) Clinic law duty counsel shall, as scheduled: 1. Attend at administrative tribunals. 2. At those tribunals, i. advise persons about their rights and take any steps that may be appropriate to protect those rights, ii. advise persons about tribunal procedures and assist them with those procedures, iii. prepare, review or assist persons to prepare documents, iv. obtain documents for persons or assist them in doing so, v. obtain adjournments, vi. represent persons in any proceeding, and vii. assist persons in the negotiation of settlements and consent orders and in mediation.  O. Reg. 106/99, s. 24 (5). (6) Special duty counsel shall: 1. Advise and assist persons as the circumstances require. 2. Take applications for certificates at the area director’s office or elsewhere in the area, as scheduled.  O. Reg. 106/99, s. 24 (6). (7) Advice lawyers shall: 1. Attend where and as scheduled. 2. Advise persons about their rights. 3. Prepare or review documents.  O. Reg. 106/99, s. 24 (7). (8) All classes of duty counsel shall: 1. Make reports to the Corporation as and when it requests. 2. Provide public legal education information. 3. Make appropriate referrals to other sources of information, advice, assistance and representation.  O. Reg. 106/99, s. 24 (8).