Malaysia legislation
Section 30
Section 30
(2)
The Director General when requesting the advance referred to in subsection (1) shall ensure the request does not cause—
(a)
undue hardship to the applicant or aided person; and
(b)
all consequential matters related to the legal aid to be suspended pending the payment of such advance to the extent that it may harm the interests of the applicant or aided person.
(3)
The advance referred to in subsection (1) shall only be used for the purposes of unexpected expenses.
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(4)
The Director General may pursue any action at the expense of public money or money from the trust account in the interests of justice even though the applicant or aided person fails to advance a sum of money under subsection (1).
(5)
If there is any excess of the advance on the account of the aided person, the aided person may, within a period of six months from the date the certificate is revoked, apply to the
Director General for the excess of the advance to be refunded.
(6)
The excess of the advance to be refunded under subsection (5)
shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the advance being the advocacy costs paid pursuant to subsection (1).
(7)
The aided person shall be deemed to have waived his rights if the aided person does not apply for the refund of the excess of the advance within the period specified under subsection (5).
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