LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 96 Information about receivable property
This legislation has been repealed.
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 96
Information about receivable property96 Information about receivable property
(1) A person who has information relating to receivable property, or property that a receiver believes on reasonable grounds to be receivable property, shall give the information to the receiver if required by the receiver to do so.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a solicitor who has information referred to in subsection (1) retained on behalf of a client or former client of the solicitor shall give the information to the receiver if required by the receiver to do so.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) A person shall not hinder, obstruct or delay a receiver in the exercise of his or her functions.Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) A person who complies with a requirement made by a receiver under this section shall not be subject, merely because of that compliance, to any liability, claim or demand.
(5) Information given to a receiver under this section is not admissible as evidence in any legal proceedings, other than:(a) proceedings taken by a receiver for the recovery of receivable property,(b) proceedings taken under this Part, or(c) proceedings taken under Part 10 against a solicitor where the information:(i) consists of information given to the receiver otherwise than by the solicitor, or(ii) consists of information given to the receiver by the solicitor and is given in evidence in those proceedings with the solicitor's consent.