LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 465
Duty to report suspected offences
LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 465
Duty to report suspected offences
465 Duty to report suspected offences
(1) This section applies if a relevant
person suspects on reasonable grounds, after investigation or otherwise, that
a person has committed a serious offence (except in the case of an offence
against this Law for which the relevant person is the appropriate prosecuting
authority).
(2) The relevant person must--
(a) report the suspected offence
(if it has not already been reported) to the police or other appropriate
investigating or prosecuting authority; and
(b) make available to the police
or authority the information and documents relevant to the suspected offence
in the possession of, or under the control of, the person (regardless of who
reported it).
(3) The obligation under subsection (2)(b) to make available
the information and documents continues while the relevant person holds the
relevant suspicion.
(4) In this section--
"relevant person" means--
(a) the Council or the Commissioner; or
(b) the
Admissions Committee; or
(c) a local regulatory authority; or
(d) a delegate
of the Council, the Commissioner or a local regulatory authority.
