South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts9—Representation of certain defendants
(1) This section
applies to a defendant who—
(a) is
not an assisted person; and
(b)
either—
(i)
has given the court a written assurance that the
defendant does not want legal representation at the trial; or
(ii)
has been directed by the court to make an application for
legal assistance and has failed to comply with the direction.
(1a) This section does
not apply to a defendant in a trial who is only represented by a lawyer for
the purposes of the cross-examination of a section 13B witness in the
trial.
(2) A defendant to
whom this section applies may only be represented by a lawyer at the trial or
in an associated proceeding if the lawyer, or some other lawyer on whose
instructions the lawyer is acting, files in the court a certificate certifying
that the lawyer undertakes that the defendant will be provided with legal
representation for the duration of the trial.
(3) A lawyer who
provides legal representation, advice or other legal services in connection
with the trial or an associated proceeding for a defendant to whom this
section applies between the relevant dates is not entitled to any fee for
those services.
(4) The relevant dates
are as follows:
(a) the
first date is—
(i)
for a defendant who has given the court a written
assurance that he or she does not want legal representation at the
trial—the date of that assurance;
(ii)
for a defendant who has been directed by the court to
make an application for legal assistance—the date of the direction;
(b) the
second date is the date on which a lawyer files in the court a certificate
certifying that the lawyer undertakes that the defendant will be provided with
legal representation for the duration of the trial.