LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 314 Giving information to council for insurance

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 314

    (1)     The relevant council for a person who is, or has been, an insurable barrister or insurable solicitor may ask the person, in writing, to give the relevant council stated information, within a stated reasonable time, about—

        (a)     the number of people employed, or formerly employed, in the person's practice, or any former practice; or

        (b)     the duties performed by anyone mentioned in paragraph (a); or

        (c)     the gross income received by the person from fees in a stated period; or

        (d)     any claims made against the person in relation to any alleged civil liability arising from—

              (i)     the practice or any former practice of the person; or

              (ii)     the administration of any trust or deceased estate of which the solicitor or former solicitor is, or was, a trustee or executor; or

        (e)     anything else prescribed by regulation or the legal profession rules.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a request under subsection (1).

Maximum penalty 100 penalty units.

    (3)     Subsection (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.