The Gazette 1976

GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 1976

operation of paragraphs (2) and (3) of Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations. 5. (1) The fees (payable under the Act) for any particular case of a solicitor assigned to a person in relation to that case in pursuance of a certificate for free legal aid the grant of which entitled the person to have counsel assigned to him in relation to that case shall, if the person is represented at the hearing of the case by the solicitor and not by counsel and counsel appear for the prosecution in that case, be fees of the same amount as the fees that would, in the opinion of the Attorney General, formed after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions have been payable to counsel assigned to the person in relation to that case pursuant to the certificate aforesaid if the counsel so assigned were present in court during the whole of the case. (2) Paragraph (1) of this Regulation is in substitution for so much of the Regulations as prescribed rates or scales of payment of fees of solicitors assigned in pur- suance of certificates for free legal aid in relation to cases to which the said paragraph (1) applies. (3) Travelling and subsistence expenses incurred by a solicitor in connection with a case to which paragraph (1) of this Regulation applies and in relation to which the solicitor is assigned pursuant to a certificate for free legal aid shall not be paid under the Act. 6. (1) Regulation 10 (inserted by the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) (Amendment) Regulations, 1975 (S. J. No. 100 of 1975), of the Principal Regulations is here- by amended by: (a) the insterion in paragraph (5) after "counsel" of "or a solicitor", and (b) by the deletion of paragraph (6). (2) Regulation 11 (as amended by the said Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) (Amendment) Regulations, 1975) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion in paragraph (4) of "other than an application in relation to bail to the High Court or Supreme Court". GIVEN under by Official Seal, this 5th day of October, 1976. MINISTER FOR JUSTICE L.S. PATRICK COONEY The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations in so far as they are in relation to rates or scales of payment of fees, costs or expenses. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 5th day of October, 1976. L.S. LIAM MAC COSGAIR ACTING MINISTER FOR FINANCE EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). These Regulations provide for parity between the fees payable to defence counsel under the Legal Aid Scheme and those payable to prosecution counsel; for the payment of solicitors, in certain circumstances, of fees determined on the same basis as counsel's fees, and for certain other amendments to the Legal Aid Regulations.

REPUBLIC OF NAURU - CENTRAL PACIFIC SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AUSTRALIAN $14,124.00 TAX FREE Duties : Principal Legal Adviser to the Republic and Head of the Department of Justice which has a professional staff of three. He acts as Direc- tor of Public Prosecutions and is also respon- sible for advising the Minister for Justice on Police matters. Apart from giving general advice to Government Departments on legal matters a considerable part of his daily work is concerned with drafting legislation. Qualifications : At least ten years post qualification experience as a Solicitor or Barrister preferably covering both Commercial and Criminal Law. Experience in an official post in an overseas Common- wealth Jurisdiction would be a distinct advan- tage. Conditions : A two or four year contract is offered. Home leave on full pay wi th fares at the rate of six weeks for every ten and a half months resident service, usually taken after twenty one months, but leave after a shorter period may be ap- proved in special circumstances. Free housing, power and water, wi th furniture available at a nominal rental. General : Nauru, a small tropical island just south of the equator wi th a warm, sunny climate, offers a variety of sporting and social activities and has a regular aid and shipping service. The overall cost of living is similar to that in Australia or New Zealand but, as almost all goods enter Nauru duty free, a wide range of articles are consequently cheaper than in Australia or New Zealand.

Written applications giving details of qualific- ations, experience, age and marital status should be sent to :

The Nauru Representative, Nauru Government Office, 11, Carteret Street, London SW1H 9DJ. (Tel. 01-930-3373).

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