LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 401 Mediation of complaints
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 401
Mediation of complaints(1) If the relevant council for a person about whom a complaint is made considers that the complaint could be resolved by mediation, the council may suggest to the complainant and the person that they enter into a process of mediation.
Note The complaint may be withdrawn under s 400 if the matter is resolved by mediation.
(2) This section does not apply to a complaint about an Australian legal practitioner if the relevant council considers that the practitioner would be likely to be found guilty of professional misconduct if an application were made to the ACAT in relation to the complaint.
(3) This section extends to a complaint so far as it relates to some only or part only of the matters that form the subject of the complaint.
(4) This section does not require the relevant council to suggest a mediation.