LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2004 - SECT 254 Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2004 - SECT 254

254 Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account

(1) Subject to section 258A, as soon as practicable after receiving trust money, a law practice must deposit the money in a general trust account of the practice unless:

(a) the practice has a written direction by an appropriate person to deal with it otherwise than by depositing it in the account, or

(b) the money is controlled money, or

(c) the money is transit money, or

(d) the money is the subject of a power given to the practice or an associate of the practice to deal with the money for or on behalf of another person.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2) Subject to section 258A, a law practice that has received money that is the subject of a written direction mentioned in subsection (1) (a) must deal with the money in accordance with the direction:

(a) within the period (if any) specified in the direction, or

(b) subject to paragraph (a), as soon as practicable after it is received.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) The law practice must keep a written direction mentioned in subsection (1) (a) for the period prescribed by the regulations.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(5) A person is an
"appropriate person" for the purposes of this section if the person is legally entitled to give the law practice directions in respect of dealings with the trust money.