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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 92 Lawyer to give notice of interstate orders

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 92

Lawyer to give notice of interstate orders

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is a local lawyer (other than a local legal practitioner); and

        (b)     an order is made under a corresponding law recommending that the person's name be removed from the local roll; and

        (c)     the person fails to give the registrar written notice of the order in accordance with section 93 (2) not later than 7 days after the day the person receives notice of the order.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is a local legal practitioner; and

        (b)     an order or decision is made under a corresponding law that—

              (i)     the person's local practising certificate be suspended or cancelled; or

              (ii)     a local practising certificate not be granted to the person for a stated period; or

              (iii)     that conditions be imposed on the person's local practising certificate; and

        (c)     the person fails to give the registrar or the relevant council written notice of the order or decision in accordance with section 93 (2) not later than 7 days after the day the person receives notice of the order.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     Strict liability applies to subsection (1) (a) and subsection (2) (a).