Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act

2 Commencement

3 Definitions

Part 2 Appointment of Public Defenders

3A Guidelines for appointments

4 Appointment of Senior Public Defender

5 Appointment of Deputy Senior Public Defenders

6 Appointment of Public Defenders

7 Acting appointments

Part 3 Functions of Public Defenders

8 Functions of Senior Public Defender

9 Functions of Deputy Senior Public Defenders

10 Functions of Public Defenders

11 Guidelines

12 Recovery of costs from community legal centres

Part 4 Miscellaneous

13 Staff

14 Delegation

15 Attorney General may arrange secondments

16 Protection from liability

17 Annual report

18 External review committee

19 Regulations

20 Repeal of Public Defenders Act 1969

21 (Repealed)

22 Savings, transitional and other provisions

23 Review of Act

 Schedule 1 Provisions relating to Public Defenders

 Schedule 2 (Repealed)

 Schedule 3 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes