ROLE OF THE DUTY SOLICITOR

THE DUTY SOLICITOR SERVICE
PRIORITIES OF DUTY SOLICITOR WORK
Priority One: Representation of people in custody
Priority Two: Representation of people who are not in custody
Priority Three: Advising people who are not in custody
DECIDING WHETHER TO REPRESENT/ADVISE/REFER ELSEWHERE
Deciding to not represent a person
ETHICAL ISSUES
Declining to act where a solicitor is already instructed
Checking instructions on a bail application or guilty plea
Conflict of interest from false instructions
Prior offences not known to the Court
HOW TO ASSIST THE DEFENDANT
People from non-English speaking backgrounds
Using Interpreter Services
SOME RESPONSES TO DUTY SOLICITORS
Gratuitous concurrence
Sullen passive aggressive
Vehement manipulative denial
Brain-damaged, fitness to plead
The altruistic defendant
Charged up or seriously ill?
APPEARING BEFORE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
THE PRISON ADVICE SERVICE
Where are prisons located in South Australia?
CONCLUSION
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