• Specific Year
    Any

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 195 Statutory condition on local registration about notification of offence

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 195

Statutory condition on local registration about notification of offence

    (1)     It is a statutory condition of registration as a foreign lawyer that the lawyer—

        (a)     must notify the relevant council that the lawyer has been—

              (i)     convicted of an offence that would have to be disclosed in relation to an application for registration as a foreign lawyer under this Act; or

              (ii)     charged with a serious offence; and

        (b)     must do so in writing not later than 7 days after the day the event happens.

Note     If a form is approved by the relevant council under s 587 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (2)     This section does not apply to an offence to which division 2.7.7 (Special powers in relation to local registration of foreign lawyer—show-cause events) applies.