Local Court Committal proceedings Legal Aid is available for committal hearings and applications under section 48E of the Justices Act 1902. If a person granted aid is committed for trial, the grant extends to aid for that trial or sentence proceedings. These matters are subject to Means Test A and not to Means Test B. Legal Aid granted under this pilot scheme is subject to: a cap of 2 days hearing time for a single accused with an additional day of hearing time for each co-accused the cap may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances with the approval of the Director Criminal Law or the Senior Solicitor Criminal Assignments where reading time is allowed for the committal this will be taken into account when setting the first day fee for trial, and representation is restricted to solicitor only

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