South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current ActsThe objects of this Act are—
(a) to
ensure that legal representation is available to persons charged with
serious offences; and
(b) as a
consequence of the provision made for legal representation—to limit the
application of the rule under which the trial of a person charged with a
serious offence may be stayed on the ground that the trial would be unfair for
want of legal representation; and
(c) to
ensure, as far as practicable, that trials are not disrupted by adjournments
arising because the defendant lacks legal representation; and
(d) to
ensure that defendants who obtain legal representation under this Act pay for
it to the extent their means allow.