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LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - As at 1 July 2018 - Act 16a of 2014

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 1.1 - INTRODUCTION

  • 1 Citation
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Objectives
  • 4 Extraterritorial operation of this Law
  • 5 Jurisdictional arrangements

PART 1.2 - INTERPRETATION

  • 6 Definitions
  • 7 Interpretation generally
  • 8 Meaning of pro bono basis

CHAPTER 2 - THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGAL PRACTICE

PART 2.1 - UNQUALIFIED LEGAL PRACTICE

  • 9 Objectives
  • 10 Prohibition on engaging in legal practice by unqualified entities
  • 11 Prohibition on advertisements or representations by or about unqualified entities
  • 12 Entitlement of certain persons to use certain titles, and presumptions with respect to other persons
  • 13 Protection of lay associates
  • 14 Functions of local regulatory authority with respect to offence

PART 2.2 - ADMISSION TO THE AUSTRALIAN LEGAL PROFESSION

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 15 Objective

Division 2 - Admission

  • 16 Admission
  • 17 Prerequisites for compliance certificates
  • 18 Exemption from certain prerequisites
  • 19 Compliance certificates
  • 20 Conditional admission of foreign lawyers
  • 21 Declaration of early assessment of suitability for a compliance certificate
  • 22 Supreme Court roll
  • 23 Removal from Supreme Court roll
  • 24 Notice to be given of interjurisdictional action
  • 25 Australian lawyer is officer of Supreme Court

Division 3 - Appeals

  • 26 Right of appeal about compliance certificates
  • 27 Right of appeal about early assessment of suitability for a compliance certificate
  • 28 Provisions relating to appeals

Division 4 - Miscellaneous

  • 29 Accreditation of law courses and providers of practical legal training

CHAPTER 3 - LEGAL PRACTICE

PART 3.1 - INTRODUCTION

  • 30 Objectives
  • 31 Action in relation to certificates is taken locally

PART 3.2 - LAW PRACTICES--GENERAL PROVISIONS

  • 32 Business structures
  • 33 Obligations not affected by nature of business structures
  • 34 Responsibilities of principals
  • 35 Liability of principals
  • 36 Discharge by legal practitioner associate of obligations of law practice
  • 37 Involvement of practitioners
  • 38 Privileges of practitioners
  • 39 Undue influence
  • 40 Approval of relationships regarding principals
  • 41 Uniform Rules

PART 3.3 - AUSTRALIAN LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 42 Objectives

Division 2 - Australian practising certificates

  • 43 Entitlement to practise
  • 44 Grant or renewal of Australian practising certificates in this jurisdiction
  • 45 Prerequisites for grant or renewal of Australian practising certificates in this jurisdiction
  • 46 Notification of principal place of practice

Division 3 - Conditions of Australian practising certificates

  • 47 Conditions--categories of practice and trust money
  • 48 Statutory conditions--to comply with admission conditions and to hold only one practising certificate
  • 49 Statutory condition--to engage in supervised legal practice
  • 50 Statutory condition--barrister to undertake reading program
  • 51 Statutory condition--to notify certain events
  • 52 Statutory condition--continuing professional development
  • 53 Discretionary conditions
  • 54 Compliance with conditions

Division 4 - Miscellaneous

  • 55 Alteration or substitution of varied certificate
  • 56 Government lawyers
  • 57 Uniform Rules for Australian practising certificates and associated matters

PART 3.4 - FOREIGN LAWYERS

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 58 Objective
  • 59 This Part does not apply to Australian legal practitioners

Division 2 - Limited practice without registration

  • 60 Practice of foreign law without registration but for limited periods

Division 3 - Registration

  • 61 Entitlement to practise
  • 62 Grant or renewal of Australian registration certificates
  • 63 Notification of principal place of practice

Division 4 - Conditions of Australian registration certificates

  • 64 Conditions--trust money
  • 65 Statutory condition--to hold only one Australian registration certificate
  • 66 Statutory condition--to notify certain events
  • 67 Discretionary conditions
  • 68 Compliance with conditions

Division 5 - Scope and form of practice

  • 69 Scope of practice
  • 70 Form of practice

Division 6 - Miscellaneous

  • 71 Uniform Rules for foreign lawyers

PART 3.5 - VARIATION, SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF, AND REFUSAL TO RENEW, CERTIFICATES

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 72 Objectives
  • 73 References to certificate

Division 2 - Variation, suspension or cancellation of certificates

  • 74 Variation, suspension or cancellation for minor matters, or at request or with concurrence
  • 75 Variation, suspension or cancellation at direction of tribunal
  • 76 Variation, suspension or cancellation under Division 3 or 4
  • 77 Immediate variation or suspension before or during consideration of proposed action
  • 78 Lifting of suspension and renewal during suspension
  • 79 Matters involving convictions
  • 80 Notice to be given of interjurisdictional action
  • 81 Notice to be given to certificate holder

Division 3 - Variation, suspension or cancellation on specific grounds

  • 82 Grounds for action under this Division
  • 83 Local regulatory authority to give notice before acting under this Division
  • 84 Action taken after giving notice

Division 4 - Show cause procedure for variation, suspension or cancellation of, or refusal to renew, certificates

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
  • 85 Show cause events
  • Subdivision 2 - Automatic show cause events
  • 86 Nature of automatic show cause events
  • 87 Automatic show cause events--applicants
  • 88 Automatic show cause events--holders
  • 89 Automatic show cause events--action by local regulatory authority
  • Subdivision 3 - Designated show cause events
  • 90 Nature of designated show cause events
  • 91 Designated show cause events--holders
  • 92 Designated show cause events--action by local regulatory authority

Division 5 - Miscellaneous

  • 93 Events or matters occurring before admission or registration
  • 94 Restriction on making further applications
  • 95 Consideration and investigation of applicants or holders
  • 96 Deferral of action or temporary renewal for limited purposes
  • 97 Relationship of this Part with Chapter 5
  • 98 Uniform Rules

PART 3.6 - APPEAL OR REVIEW ABOUT CERTIFICATES

  • 99 Objective
  • 100 Right of appeal or review about Australian practising certificates
  • 101 Right of appeal or review about Australian registration certificates

PART 3.7 - INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED LEGAL PRACTICES

Division 1 - General

  • 102 Application of this Division
  • 103 Services that may be provided
  • 104 Notice of intention to engage in or terminate legal practice
  • 105 Principals
  • 106 Law practice without principal
  • 107 Disclosure obligations

Division 2 - Provisions applying to incorporated legal practices only

  • 108 External administration proceedings under Corporations Act or other legislation
  • 109 Incorporated legal practice that is subject to receivership under this Law and external administration under Corporations Act
  • 110 Incorporated legal practice that is subject to receivership under this Law and external administration under other legislation
  • 111 Extension of vicarious liability relating to failure to account, pay or deliver and dishonesty to incorporated legal practices
  • 112 Relationship of Law to constitution of, or legislation establishing, incorporated legal practice
  • 113 Relationship of Law to Corporations legislation

Division 3 - Miscellaneous

  • 114 Approval of business structures
  • 115 Uniform Rules for incorporated and unincorporated legal practices

PART 3.8 - COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES

  • 116 Status of community legal services
  • 117 Supervising legal practitioner
  • 118 Uniform Rules for community legal services

PART 3.9 - DISQUALIFICATIONS

Division 1 - Making of disqualification orders

  • 119 Disqualification of individuals (other than practitioners)
  • 120 Disqualification of entities from providing legal services

Division 2 - Prohibitions and other provisions regarding disqualified persons and disqualified entities

  • 121 Contravention by law practice--disqualified or convicted person as lay associate
  • 122 Contravention by disqualified person
  • 123 Contravention by Australian legal practitioner
  • 124 Disqualified entity ceases to be incorporated or unincorporated legal practice
  • 125 Spent convictions

CHAPTER 4 - BUSINESS PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

PART 4.1 - INTRODUCTION

  • 126 Objectives

PART 4.2 - TRUST MONEY AND TRUST ACCOUNTS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 127 Objective
  • 128 Definitions
  • 129 Meaning of trust money
  • 130 Application of this Part to law practices and trust money
  • 131 Australian-registered foreign lawyers
  • 132 Former practices, principals and associates
  • 133 Receiving or holding money by or on behalf of barristers on account of legal costs for legal services
  • 134 Provisions relating to certain money

Division 2 - Trust money and trust accounts

  • 135 Dealing with trust money
  • 136 General trust account for each jurisdiction
  • 137 Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account
  • 138 Holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money in general trust account
  • 139 Controlled money
  • 140 Transit money
  • 141 Trust money subject to specific powers
  • 142 Trust money subject to a written direction
  • 143 Trust money received in the form of cash
  • 144 Withdrawal of trust money
  • 145 Protection of trust money
  • 146 Intermixing money
  • 147 Keeping trust records
  • 148 Deficiency in trust account
  • 149 Authorised deposit-taking institutions
  • 150 Authority to receive trust money
  • 151 Disclosure of accounts used to hold money
  • 152 Determinations about status of money
  • 153 When, how and where money is received
  • 154 Reporting irregularities and suspected irregularities

Division 3 - External examinations of trust records

  • 155 Appointment of external examiner to conduct external examination of trust records
  • 156 Qualifications of external examiners
  • 157 External examinations
  • 158 Carrying out external examination
  • 159 External examiner's report
  • 160 Costs of external examination

Division 4 - External investigations

  • 161 Principal purposes of external investigation
  • 162 Appointment of external investigators
  • 163 External investigations
  • 164 Carrying out external investigation
  • 165 Investigator's report
  • 166 Costs of external investigation

Division 5 - Miscellaneous

  • 167 Unclaimed money
  • 168 Uniform Rules for trust money and trust accounts

PART 4.3 - LEGAL COSTS

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 169 Objectives
  • 170 Commercial or government clients
  • 171 Third party payers

Division 2 - Legal costs generally

  • 172 Legal costs must be fair and reasonable
  • 173 Avoidance of increased legal costs

Division 3 - Costs disclosure

  • 174 Disclosure obligations of law practice regarding clients
  • 175 Disclosure obligations if another law practice is to be retained
  • 176 Disclosure obligations of law practice regarding associated third party payers
  • 177 Disclosure obligations regarding settlement of litigious matters
  • 178 Non-compliance with disclosure obligations

Division 4 - Costs agreements

  • 179 Client's right to costs agreement
  • 180 Making costs agreements
  • 181 Conditional costs agreements
  • 182 Conditional costs agreements involving uplift fees
  • 183 Contingency fees are prohibited
  • 184 Effect of costs agreement
  • 185 Certain costs agreements are void

Division 5 - Billing

  • 186 Form of bills
  • 187 Request for itemised bills
  • 188 Responsible principal for bill
  • 189 Giving bills
  • 190 Progress reports
  • 191 Charging for bills prohibited
  • 192 Notification of client's rights
  • 193 Interim bills

Division 6 - Unpaid legal costs

  • 194 Restriction on commencing proceedings to recover legal costs
  • 195 Interest on unpaid legal costs

Division 7 - Costs assessment

  • 196 Application of this Division generally
  • 197 Application of this Division where complaint made
  • 198 Applications for costs assessment
  • 199 Costs assessment
  • 200 Factors in a costs assessment
  • 201 Reasons to be given
  • 202 Referral for disciplinary action
  • 203 Admissibility determinations in disciplinary proceedings
  • 204 Costs of costs assessment
  • 205 Right of appeal or review

Division 8 - Miscellaneous

  • 206 Security for legal costs
  • 207 Unreasonable legal costs--disciplinary action
  • 208 Uniform Rules for legal costs

PART 4.4 - PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE

  • 209 Objectives
  • 210 Approved insurance policy
  • 211 Australian legal practitioners
  • 212 Incorporated legal practices
  • 213 Community legal services
  • 214 Australian-registered foreign lawyers
  • 215 Exemptions
  • 216 Notification of proposed change of jurisdiction in which professional indemnity insurance is obtained
  • 217 Uniform Rules for professional indemnity insurance

PART 4.5 - FIDELITY COVER

Division 1 - Introduction

  • 218 Objective
  • 219 Definitions
  • 220 Meaning of relevant jurisdiction
  • 221 Defaults to which this Part applies

Division 2 - Fidelity funds and fidelity authorities

  • 222 Fidelity fund for this jurisdiction
  • 223 How this Part applies to this jurisdiction

Division 3 - Fidelity fund

  • 224 Funding
  • 225 Annual contributions
  • 226 Levies
  • 227 Failure to pay annual contribution or levy
  • 228 Insurance
  • 229 Borrowing
  • 230 Caps on payments for claims
  • 231 Sufficiency
  • 232 Audit

Division 4 - Claims about defaults

  • 233 Entitlement to make a claim
  • 234 Making a claim
  • 235 Advertisements
  • 236 Time limit for making claims
  • 237 Processing and investigation of claims
  • 238 Advance payments
  • 239 Claims by law practices or associates about notional defaults

Division 5 - Determination of claims

  • 240 Determination of claims
  • 241 Maximum amount allowable
  • 242 Costs
  • 243 Interest
  • 244 Reduction of claim because of other benefits
  • 245 Repayment of certain amounts
  • 246 Subrogation
  • 247 Right of appeal against decision on claim
  • 248 Right of appeal against failure to determine claim
  • 249 Court proceedings

Division 6 - Defaults involving interjurisdictional elements

  • 250 Concerted interjurisdictional defaults
  • 251 Default involving interjurisdictional elements if committed by one associate only
  • 252 Interjurisdictional agency

Division 7 - Miscellaneous

  • 253 Cooperation
  • 254 Protection from liability
  • 255 Uniform Rules for fidelity cover

PART 4.6 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL

  • 256 Compliance audits
  • 257 Management system directions
  • 258 Prohibited services and business
  • 259 Uniform Rules for legal services

CHAPTER 5 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE

PART 5.1 - INTRODUCTION

  • 260 Objectives
  • 261 References to lawyers
  • 262 Application of this Chapter to conduct of lawyer or law practice
  • 263 Application of this Chapter to lawyers and law practices
  • 264 Jurisdiction of Supreme Courts

PART 5.2 - COMPLAINTS

Division 1 - Making complaints and other matters about complaints

  • 265 What is a complaint?
  • 266 Who may make a complaint?
  • 267 How is a complaint made?
  • 268 Matters in a complaint
  • 269 Consumer matters (including costs disputes)
  • 270 Disciplinary matters
  • 271 Mixed complaints
  • 272 Time limits on making complaints
  • 273 Withdrawing complaints
  • 274 Where complaint is dealt with
  • 275 Other rights not affected

Division 2 - Preliminary assessment of complaints

  • 276 Preliminary assessment of complaint
  • 277 Closure of whole or part of complaint after preliminary assessment
  • 278 Immediate suspension of practising or registration certificate

Division 3 - Notification to and submissions by respondents

  • 279 Notification to respondent about complaint
  • 280 Submissions by respondent
  • 281 Exceptions to requirement for notification of complaint

Division 4 - Investigation of complaints

  • 282 Power to investigate complaints
  • 283 Extending scope of investigation
  • 284 Referral of matters for costs assessment

PART 5.3 - CONSUMER MATTERS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 285 Application of this Part

Division 2 - Provisions applicable to all consumer matters

  • 286 Prerequisite to resolution action by local regulatory authority
  • 287 Informal resolution of consumer matters
  • 288 Mediation
  • 289 Settlement agreements
  • 290 Determination of consumer matters by local regulatory authority

Division 3 - Further provisions applicable to costs disputes

  • 291 General role of local regulatory authority in costs disputes
  • 292 Binding determinations in costs disputes
  • 293 Cases where binding determinations are not made in costs disputes
  • 294 GST excluded in calculations

PART 5.4 - DISCIPLINARY MATTERS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 295 Application of this Part
  • 296 Unsatisfactory professional conduct
  • 297 Professional misconduct
  • 298 Conduct capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct

Division 2 - Determination by local regulatory authority

  • 299 Determination by local regulatory authority--unsatisfactory professional conduct

Division 3 - Role of designated tribunal

  • 300 Initiation and prosecution of proceedings in designated tribunal
  • 301 Procedure of designated tribunal
  • 302 Determination by designated tribunal--disciplinary matters
  • 303 Costs
  • 304 Compliance with orders of designated tribunal
  • 305 Power to disregard procedural lapses

PART 5.5 - COMPENSATION ORDERS

  • 306 Making of compensation orders
  • 307 Request by complainant for compensation order
  • 308 Nature of compensation orders
  • 309 Prerequisites for making of compensation orders
  • 310 Enforcement of compensation orders
  • 311 Other remedies not affected

PART 5.6 - APPEAL OR REVIEW

  • 312 Finality of determinations of local regulatory authority
  • 313 Internal review of decisions of local regulatory authority
  • 314 Right of appeal or review of decisions of local regulatory authority

PART 5.7 - GENERAL DUTIES OF LOCAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY

  • 315 Duty to deal with complaints
  • 316 Duty to exercise discretions fairly
  • 317 Duty to deal with complaints efficiently and expeditiously
  • 318 Notice of decisions and determinations
  • 319 Rules of procedural fairness

PART 5.8 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 320 Power to make orders includes power to make recommendations
  • 321 Waiver of privilege or duty of confidentiality--complaints
  • 322 Uniform Rules

CHAPTER 6 - EXTERNAL INTERVENTION

PART 6.1 - INTRODUCTION

  • 323 Objectives
  • 324 Further application of this Chapter
  • 325 Operation of appointment of external intervener in another participating jurisdiction

PART 6.2 - INITIATION OF EXTERNAL INTERVENTION

  • 326 Circumstances warranting external intervention
  • 327 Determination to initiate external intervention
  • 328 Appointment of external intervener may be general or limited

PART 6.3 - SUPERVISORS OF TRUST MONEY

  • 329 Appointment of supervisor of trust money
  • 330 Effect of service of notice of appointment
  • 331 Role of supervisor of trust money
  • 332 Records of and dealing with trust money of law practice under supervision
  • 333 Termination of supervisor's appointment

PART 6.4 - MANAGERS

  • 334 Appointment of manager
  • 335 Effect of service of notice of appointment
  • 336 Role of managers
  • 337 Records and accounts of law practice under management and dealings with trust money
  • 338 Deceased estates
  • 339 Lien for costs on regulated property
  • 340 Termination of manager's appointment

PART 6.5 - RECEIVERS

  • 341 Appointment of receiver
  • 342 Effect of service of notice of appointment
  • 343 Role of receivers
  • 344 Records and accounts of law practice under receivership and dealings with trust money
  • 345 Power of receiver to take possession of regulated property
  • 346 Power of receiver to take delivery of regulated property
  • 347 Power of receiver to deal with regulated property
  • 348 Power of receiver to require documents or information
  • 349 Examinations about regulated property
  • 350 Lien for costs on regulated property
  • 351 Regulated property not to be attached
  • 352 Recovery of regulated property where there has been a breach of trust etc.
  • 353 Improperly destroying property etc.
  • 354 Deceased estates
  • 355 Termination of receiver's appointment

PART 6.6 - GENERAL

  • 356 Conditions on appointment of external intervener
  • 357 Status of acts of external intervener
  • 358 Right of appeal or review about appointment of external intervener
  • 359 Directions of designated tribunal
  • 360 Manager and receiver appointed for law practice
  • 361 ADI disclosure requirements
  • 362 Confidentiality
  • 363 Provisions relating to requirements under this Chapter
  • 364 Obstruction of external intervener
  • 365 Fees, costs and expenses
  • 366 Protection from liability
  • 367 Uniform Rules for external intervention

CHAPTER 7 - INVESTIGATORY POWERS

PART 7.1 - INTRODUCTION

  • 368 Objective
  • 369 References to lawyers

PART 7.2 - REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION AND OTHER ASSISTANCE

  • 370 Requirements--trust records examinations, trust records investigations and compliance audits
  • 371 Requirements--complaint investigations
  • 372 Inspection and copying of documents
  • 373 Retention and return of documents

PART 7.3 - ENTRY AND SEARCH OF PREMISES

  • 374 Investigator's power to enter premises--trust records investigations, compliance audits and complaint investigations
  • 375 Powers of investigator while on premises
  • 376 Provisions relating to entry and search with consent
  • 377 Search warrants
  • 378 Search warrants--announcement before entry
  • 379 Search warrants--details of warrant to be given to occupier
  • 380 Retention and return of things seized during search
  • 381 Copies of seized things to be provided

PART 7.4 - ADDITIONAL POWERS IN RELATION TO INCORPORATED LEGAL PRACTICES

  • 382 Application and operation of this Part
  • 383 Examination of persons
  • 384 Inspection of books
  • 385 Power to hold hearings

PART 7.5 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 386 Report to local regulatory authority of disciplinary matters
  • 387 Obstruction of investigator
  • 388 Obligation of lawyers
  • 389 Protection from liability
  • 390 Uniform Rules

CHAPTER 8 - REGULATORY AUTHORITIES

PART 8.1 - STANDING COMMITTEE

  • 391 Role of Standing Committee
  • 392 Decisions of Standing Committee
  • 393 Reports for Standing Committee

PART 8.2 - LEGAL SERVICES COUNCIL

  • 394 Establishment and objectives of Council
  • 395 Provisions relating to Council
  • 396 Functions of Council in relation to Commissioner
  • 397 Delegation of Council's functions

PART 8.3 - COMMISSIONER FOR UNIFORM LEGAL SERVICES REGULATION

  • 398 Establishment and objectives of office of Commissioner
  • 399 Provisions relating to Commissioner
  • 400 Delegation of Commissioner's functions
  • 401 Independence of Commissioner

PART 8.4 - ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE

  • 402 Establishment and functions of Admissions Committee
  • 403 Provisions relating to Admissions Committee

PART 8.5 - LOCAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES

  • 404 Independence of local regulatory authorities
  • 405 Local regulatory authority for Chapter 5 functions to be independent entity
  • 406 Delegation of functions of local regulatory authorities
  • 407 Guidelines and directions by Council or Commissioner for local regulatory authorities
  • 408 Guidelines and directions by local regulatory authorities for their delegates
  • 409 Functions of Council in relation to local regulatory authorities
  • 410 Functions of Commissioner in relation to Chapter 5 functions of local regulatory authorities
  • 411 Power of local regulatory authority to take over exercise of delegated function

PART 8.6 - GENERAL

  • 412 Exercise of functions generally
  • 413 Registers of delegations
  • 414 Documents lodged with Council or Commissioner instead of local regulatory authority
  • 415 Limitation as to individual matters
  • 416 Application of certain Acts of New South Wales

CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

PART 9.1 - LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM REGULATIONS

  • 417 Legal Profession Uniform Regulations
  • 418 Publication of Uniform Regulations

PART 9.2 - LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM RULES

  • 419 Power to make Uniform Rules
  • 420 Categories of Uniform Rules
  • 421 Contents of Admission Rules
  • 422 Contents of Legal Practice Rules
  • 423 Contents of Legal Profession Conduct Rules
  • 424 Contents of Continuing Professional Development Rules
  • 425 Development of general Uniform Rules
  • 426 Development of Admission Rules
  • 427 Development of Legal Practice Rules, Legal Profession Conduct Rules and Continuing Professional Development Rules
  • 428 Making of Uniform Rules
  • 429 Cases where public consultation not required
  • 430 Urgent matters
  • 431 Publication of Uniform Rules

PART 9.3 - LEGAL PROFESSION REGISTERS

  • 432 Australian Legal Profession Register
  • 433 Public availability of Australian Legal Profession Register
  • 434 Local legal profession register
  • 435 Content of registers

PART 9.4 - COOPERATIVE AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS

  • 436 Arrangements with authorities
  • 437 Ad hoc communication with authorities
  • 438 Disclosure of information to ASIC
  • 439 Disclosure of information between relevant persons
  • 440 Information, assistance and cooperation
  • 441 Cooperation with Commonwealth, States and Territories

PART 9.5 - NOTICES AND EVIDENTIARY MATTERS

  • 442 Service of notices on lawyers and law practices
  • 443 Service of notices on Council, Commissioner, Admissions Committee, local regulatory authority or delegate
  • 444 Service of notices on other persons
  • 445 Time of service
  • 446 Evidentiary matters

PART 9.6 - INJUNCTIONS

  • 447 Injunctions to restrain contraventions of Law or Uniform Rules
  • 448 Amendment or discharge of injunctions
  • 449 Interim injunctions--undertakings about costs or damages
  • 450 Supreme Court's other powers not limited

PART 9.7 - CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES

Division 1 - Criminal penalties

Note
  • 451 Criminal penalties

Division 2 - Civil penalties

  • 452 Civil penalties
  • 453 Designated tribunal may order payment of pecuniary penalty
  • 454 Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence
  • 455 Persons involved in contravening civil penalty provision
  • 456 Recovery of a pecuniary penalty
  • 457 Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings
  • 458 Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings
  • 459 Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings
  • 460 Evidence given in proceedings for penalty order not admissible in criminal proceedings

PART 9.8 - INTERJURISDICTIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN MATTERS

  • 461 Compliance with recommendations or orders made under corresponding laws

PART 9.9 - GENERAL

  • 462 Prohibition on disclosure of information
  • 463 Effect of decision on appeal or review
  • 464 General provisions about appeal or review
  • 465 Duty to report suspected offences
  • 466 Provisions relating to certain requirements under this Law
  • 467 Protection from liability
  • 468 Non-compellability of certain witnesses
  • 469 Investigation of offences
  • 470 Contraventions by partnerships or other unincorporated bodies
  • 471 Indexation of amounts
  • 472 Supreme Court may order delivery up of documents etc.
  • 473 Forms
  • 474 Fees
  • 475 Provisions applying in relation to non-participating jurisdictions
  • 476 Transitional provisions

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