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Legal Services Directions 2017
made under section 55ZF of the

Judiciary Act 1903

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:   1 July 2018

Includes amendments up to: F2018L00937

Registered:    2 July 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Legal Services Directions 2017 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
4 Schedule 1
Schedule 1—Legal Services Directions
Part 1—Non‑corporate Commonwealth entities
1 Arrangements for legal services
2 Tied work
3 Reporting on significant issues
4 Claims and litigation by or against the Commonwealth or non‑corporate Commonwealth entities
5 Use of in‑house lawyers for court litigation
6 Engagement of counsel
7 Public interest immunity
8 Reliance on limitation periods
9 Assistance to Commonwealth employees in legal proceedings
9A Procurement of legal service providers
10 Sharing of advice within Government
10A Advice on constitutional law matters
11 Entity responsibility
Part 2—Extended and modified application of the Directions
11A Third parties
12 Extended application of Directions to other bodies or persons
12A Obligations of persons appointed under section 63 of the Judiciary Act 1903 to receive service
12B Transition from Legal Services Directions 2005
13 Exemptions from complying with Directions
Part 3—Sanctions for non‑compliance
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