LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 171LB Publicising disciplinary action

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 171LB

171LB Publicising disciplinary action

(1) A Council may publicise disciplinary action taken against a legal practitioner in any manner the Council thinks fit.

(2) However:

(a) the Bar Council must publicise disciplinary action taken against a barrister (including the name and other identifying particulars of the person against whom the disciplinary action was taken), and

(b) the Law Society Council must publicise disciplinary action taken against a solicitor (including the name and other identifying particulars of the person against whom the disciplinary action was taken).

(3) Without limiting subsection (1), it is sufficient compliance with subsection (2) if a Council provides to the Commissioner sufficient information to enable the Commissioner to exercise the Commissioner's functions in respect of the register of disciplinary action required to be kept under this Division.

(4) The requirement to publicise disciplinary action applies only to disciplinary action taken after the commencement of this section. However, a Council may publicise disciplinary action taken before the commencement of this section in accordance with this Division.

(5) This section extends to disciplinary action taken outside this State, to the extent that the particulars of that disciplinary action are known to a Council.