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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 467 Duty of council to report suspected offences

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 467

Duty of council to report suspected offences

    (1)     This section applies if a council suspects on reasonable grounds, after investigation or otherwise, that a person has committed a serious offence.

    (2)     The council must—

        (a)     report the suspected offence to the chief police officer or other appropriate prosecuting authority; and

        (b)     make available to the chief police officer or authority the information and documents relevant to the suspected offence in its possession or under its control.

    (3)     The obligation under subsection (2) (b) continues while the council holds the relevant suspicion.

    (4)     In this section:

"serious offence "means an offence—

        (a)     for an offence committed in Australia—that is punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year; or

        (b)     for an offence committed outside Australia—that would be, if it had been committed in the ACT, punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year.