Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1970 (REPEALED) - SECT 59

    (1)     If, after an inquiry into the employment conduct of an employee, the professional conduct board is satisfied that the employee is guilty of unsatisfactory employment conduct, the board may do any or all of the following:

        (a)     direct that, after a specified date, no solicitor shall employ or otherwise remunerate the employee in connection with his or her practice as a solicitor except in accordance with permission granted under section 198;

        (b)     direct the solicitor who employed the employee to do all or any of the things referred to in sections 58 (2) (a) to (d);

        (c)     reprimand the solicitor who employed the employee.

    (2)     On the application of the law society or an employee in respect of whom a direction under subsection (1) (a) or (b) is in force, the professional conduct board may revoke the direction.

    (3)     Section 58 (3) applies to the payment of compensation under a direction under subsection (1) (b) as if the reference to a direction under section 58 (2) (c) were a reference to a direction under subsection (1) (b).