New South Wales Repealed Acts

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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 59

59 Functions of the Advisory Council

(1) The Advisory Council does not, for any purpose, represent the Crown.

(2) The Advisory Council shall keep under constant review the structure and functions of the legal profession and shall make reports and recommendations to the Attorney General upon:

(a) any matter relating to the legal profession that is referred to it by the Attorney General,

(b) any matter relating to the legal profession that the Advisory Council considers should be brought to the notice of the Attorney General, including any matter relating to professional standards, advertising and the general regulation of the legal profession, and

(c) any proposed regulations referred to it by the Attorney General.

(3) The Advisory Council is to furnish a report to the Attorney General on whether it considers any regulation made under section 216 (3) (b) or any such proposed regulation referred to it by the Attorney General imposes restrictive or anti-competitive practices which are not in the public interest or is not otherwise in the public interest. The Attorney General must make each report public within 28 days after it is received by the Attorney General.

(4) The Advisory Council may consult with representatives of the Bar Association, the Law Society or any other relevant organisation.

(5) The Advisory Council has such other functions as may be conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.