New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATION 2005 - REG 178A

178A Disclosure of information by local regulatory authorities-section 721 of the Act

(1) A local regulatory authority may disclose information about any matter relating to or arising under the Act or a corresponding law to a court or tribunal (or any of its officers) of a State or Territory or of the Commonwealth.

(2) In order to facilitate an investigation being undertaken under the Act, a corresponding law or a law of the Commonwealth, a local regulatory authority may disclose information about any matter relating to or arising under the Act or a corresponding law to the following Commonwealth authorities (or any of their officers):

(a) the Migration Agents Registration Authority,

(b) the Australian Securities and Investments Commission,

(c) the Australian Taxation Office,

(d) the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority,

(e) the Australian Crime Commission,

(f) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission,

(g) the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre.

(3) A local regulatory authority may disclose information about any matter relating to or arising under the Act or a corresponding law to the extent that it relates to pending or possible criminal or disciplinary proceedings against an Australian lawyer to police authorities (or any of their officers) of a State or Territory or of the Commonwealth.

(4) This clause has effect subject to section 602 of the Act.