LEGAL PROFESSION ACT

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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 1.1 Preliminary matters
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Main purposes of this Act
Part 1.2 Interpretation
4. Definitions
5. Terms relating to lawyers
6. Terms relating to legal practitioners
7. Terms relating to associates and principals of law practices
8. Home jurisdiction
9. Admission to legal profession
10. Academic qualifications and legal training requirements
11. Suitability matters
12. Corresponding authorities
13. Corresponding disciplinary bodies
14. Corresponding laws and corresponding foreign laws
15. References to convictions for offences
16. Declared offences for Criminal Code
Chapter 2 General requirements for engaging in legal practice
Part 2.1 Reservation of legal work and legal titles
17. Purposes of Part 18. Prohibition on engaging in legal practice when not entitled
19. Prohibition on representing or advertising entitlement to engage in legal practice when not entitled
20. Presumptions about taking or using name, title or description
21. Appointment of Queen's Counsel or Senior Counsel
22. Schemes for specialist lawyers
23. Contravention of Part by Australian lawyers who are not legal practitioners
Part 2.2 Admission of local lawyers
Division 1 Preliminary matters
24. Purposes of Part
Division 2 Admission to legal profession
25. Admission
26. Conditions of admission
27. Roll of persons admitted to legal profession
28. Local lawyer is officer of Supreme Court
Division 3 Eligibility and suitability for admission
29. Eligibility for admission
30. Suitability for admission
31. Early consideration of suitability
32. Referral of matters to Supreme Court
33. Binding effect of declaration or order
34. Entitlement to be represented, heard and make representations
Division 4 Powers and functions of Admission Board
35. Admission Board to advise on application for admission
36. Compliance certificates
37. Consideration of applicant's eligibility and suitability
Division 5 Appeals
38. Appeals
Division 6 Miscellaneous matters
39. Mutual recognition local registration authority
40. Certificate of admission
41. Joinder of parties and counsel assisting
42. Costs relating to applications and referrals
43. Admission rules
Part 2.3 Legal practice by Australian legal practitioners
Division 1 Preliminary matters
44. Purposes of Part
Division 2 Legal practice in this jurisdiction by Australian legal practitioners
45. Entitlement of holder of Australian practising certificate to practise in this jurisdiction
Division 3 Local practising certificates generally
46. Local practising certificates
47. Suitability to hold local practising certificate
48. Duration of local practising certificate
49. Local legal practitioner is officer of Supreme Court
Division 4 Grant or renewal of local practising certificates
50. Who may apply for grant or renewal of local practising certificate
51. Making application and fees
52. Timing of application for renewal of local practising certificate
53. Late fee
54. Grant or renewal of local practising certificate
Division 5 Amendment, suspension or cancellation of local practising certificates
55. Application of Division
56. Grounds for amending, suspending or cancelling local practising certificate
57. Amending, suspending or cancelling local practising certificate
58. Operation of amendment, suspension or cancellation of local practising certificate
59. Other ways of amending or cancelling local practising certificate
60. Relationship of this Division with Chapter 4
Division 6 Special powers in relation to local practising certificates show cause events
61. Applicant for local practising certificate - show cause event
62. Holder of local practising certificate - show cause event
63. Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of local practising certificate - failure to show cause
64. Restriction on making further applications
65. Relationship of this Division with Part 46 and Chapter 6
Division 7 Further provisions relating to local practising certificates
66. Immediate suspension of local practising certificate
67. Surrender and cancellation of local practising certificate
68. Return of local practising certificate
Division 8 Conditions on local practising certificates
69. Conditions generally
70. Conditions imposed by Law Society
71. Imposition or variation of conditions pending criminal proceedings
72. Statutory condition regarding conditions imposed on interstate admission
73. Statutory condition regarding practice - general
74. Statutory condition regarding practice as barrister
75. Additional conditions on practising certificates of barristers
76. Statutory condition regarding notice of offence
77. Conditions imposed by legal profession rules
78. Compliance with conditions
Division 9 Interstate legal practitioners
79. Requirement for interstate practising certificate and professional indemnity insurance
80. Extent of entitlement of interstate legal practitioner to practise in this jurisdiction
81. Additional conditions on practice of interstate legal practitioners
82. Special provisions about interstate legal practitioner engaging in unsupervised legal practice in this jurisdiction
83. Interstate legal practitioner is officer of Supreme Court
84. Mutual recognition local registration authority
Division 10 Miscellaneous matters
85. Jurisdiction protocols
86. Consideration and investigation of applicants or holders
87. Register of local practising certificates
88. Orders about conditions
89. Appeals
90. Government lawyers - general exemption from certain conditions
91. Government lawyers of other jurisdictions
Part 2.4 Suitability reports
Division 1 Preliminary matters
92. Main purpose of Part 93. Definitions
Division 2 Police reports
94. Relevant authority may ask for police report
Division 3 Health assessments
95. Health assessment
96. Appointment of health assessor
97. Health assessment report
98. Payment for health assessment and report
99. Use of health assessment report
Division 4 General matters
100. Operation of this Part
Part 2.5 Inter-jurisdictional provisions regarding admission and practising certificates
Division 1 Preliminary matters
101. Purpose
102. Definition
103. Other requirements not affected
Division 2 Notices to be given by local authorities to interstate authorities
104. Official notice to other jurisdictions of applications for admission and associated matters
105. Official notice to other jurisdictions of removals from local roll
106. Law Society to notify other jurisdictions of certain matters
Division 3 Notices to be given by lawyers to local authorities
107. Lawyer to give notice of removal in another jurisdiction
108. Lawyer to give notice of interstate orders
109. Lawyer to give notice of foreign regulatory action
110. Provisions relating to requirement to give notice
Division 4 Taking of action by local authorities in response to notices received
111. Peremptory removal of local lawyer's name from local roll following removal in another jurisdiction
112. Peremptory cancellation of local practising certificate following removal of name from interstate roll
113. Show cause procedure for removal of lawyer's name from local roll following foreign regulatory action
114. Show cause procedure for cancellation of local practising certificate following foreign regulatory action
115. Order for non-removal of name or non-cancellation of local practising certificate
116. Local authority may give information to other local authorities
Part 2.6 Incorporated legal practices and multi-disciplinary partnerships
Division 1 Preliminary matters
117. Purposes of Part 118. Definitions
Division 2 Incorporated legal practices
119. Nature of incorporated legal practice
120. Non-legal services and businesses of incorporated legal practices
121. Corporations eligible to be incorporated legal practice
122. Notice of intention to start providing legal services
123. Prohibition on representations that corporation is incorporated legal practice
124. Notice of ceasing provision of legal services
125. Incorporated legal practice must have legal practitioner director
126. Obligations of legal practitioner director relating to misconduct
127. Incorporated legal practice without legal practitioner director
128. Obligations and privileges of practitioners who are officers or employees
129. Conflicts of interest
130. Disclosure obligations
131. Effect of non-disclosure of provision of certain services
132. Application of legal profession rules
133. Requirements relating to advertising
134. Extension of vicarious liability relating to failure to account, pay or deliver and dishonesty to incorporated legal practices
135. Sharing of receipts, revenue or other income
136. Disqualified persons
137. Audit of incorporated legal practice
138. Application of Chapter 6
139. Banning of incorporated legal practices
140. Disqualification from managing incorporated legal practice
141. Disclosure of information to ASIC
142. External administration proceedings under Corporations Act
143. External administration proceedings under other legislation
144. Incorporated legal practice subject to receivership under this Act and external administration under Corporations Act
145. Incorporated legal practice subject to receivership under this Act and external administration under other legislation
146. Co-operation between courts
147. Relationship of Act to constitution of incorporated legal practice
148. Relationship of Act to legislation establishing incorporated legal practice
149. Relationship of Act to Corporations legislation
150. Undue influence
Division 3 Multi-disciplinary partnerships
151. Nature of multi-disciplinary partnership
152. Conduct of multi-disciplinary partnerships
153. Notice of intention to start practice in multi-disciplinary partnership
154. General obligations of legal practitioner partners
155. Obligations of legal practitioner partner relating to misconduct
156. Actions of partner who is not Australian legal practitioner
157. Obligations and privileges of practitioners who are partners or employees
158. Conflicts of interest
159. Disclosure obligations
160. Effect of non-disclosure of provision of certain services
161. Application of legal profession rules
162. Requirements relating to advertising
163. Sharing of receipts, revenue or other income
164. Disqualified persons
165. Prohibition on partnerships with certain partners who are not Australian legal practitioners
166. Undue influence
Division 4 Miscellaneous matters
167. Obligations of individual practitioners not affected
168. Regulations
Part 2.7 Legal practice by foreign lawyers
Division 1 Preliminary matters
169. Purpose
170. Definitions
171. Part does not apply to Australian legal practitioners
Division 2 Practice of foreign law
172. Requirement for registration
173. Entitlement of Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise in this jurisdiction
174. Scope of practice
175. Form of practice
176. Application of Australian professional ethical and practice standards
177. Designation
178. Letterhead and other identifying documents
179. Advertising
180. Foreign lawyer employing Australian legal practitioner
181. Trust money and trust accounts
182. Professional Indemnity insurance
183. Fidelity cover
Division 3 Local registration of foreign lawyers generally
184. Local registration of foreign lawyers
185. Duration of registration
186. Locally-registered foreign lawyer is not officer of Supreme Court
Division 4 Applications for grant or renewal of local registration
187. Application for grant or renewal of registration
188. Manner of application
189. Requirements regarding applications for grant or renewal of registration
Division 5 Grant or renewal of registration
190. Grant or renewal of registration
191. Requirement to grant or renew registration if criteria satisfied
192. Refusal to grant or renew registration
Division 6 Amendment, suspension or cancellation of local registration
193. Application of this Division
194. Grounds for amending, suspending or cancelling registration
195. Amending, suspending or cancelling registration
196. Operation of amendment, suspension or cancellation of registration
197. Other ways of amending or cancelling registration
198. Relationship of this Division with Chapter 4
Division 7 Special powers in relation to local registration show cause events
199. Applicant for local registration - show cause event
200. Locally-registered foreign lawyer - show cause event
201. Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of local registration - failure to show cause
202. Restriction on making further applications
203. Relationship of this Division with Part 46 and Chapter 6
Division 8 Further provisions relating to local registration
204. Immediate suspension of registration
205. Surrender of local registration certificate and cancellation of registration
206. Automatic cancellation of registration on grant of practising certificate
207. Suspension or cancellation of registration not to affect disciplinary processes
208. Return of local registration certificate on amendment, suspension or cancellation of registration
Division 9 Conditions on registration
209. Conditions generally
210. Conditions imposed by Law Society
211. Imposition or variation of conditions pending criminal proceedings
212. Statutory condition regarding notice of offence
213. Conditions imposed by legal profession rules
214. Compliance with conditions
Division 10 Interstate-registered foreign lawyers
215. Extent of entitlement of interstate-registered foreign lawyer to practise in this jurisdiction
216. Additional conditions on practice of interstate-registered foreign lawyers
Division 11 Miscellaneous matters
217. Consideration and investigation of applicants and locally-registered foreign lawyers
218. Register of locally-registered foreign lawyers
219. Publication of information about locally-registered foreign lawyers
220. Supreme Court orders about conditions
221. Exemption by Law Society
222. Membership of professional association
223. Refund of fees
224. Appeals
Part 2.8 Complying community legal centres
225. Purpose of Part 226. Definitions
227. Complying community legal centre
228. Qualifications of supervising legal practitioner
229. Temporary engagement of supervising legal practitioner
230. Notice of change in supervising legal practitioner
231. Application of Parts 31, 34, 35 and Chapters 5, 6 and 9
232. Provision of legal services
233. Entitlement to costs in proceedings
Chapter 3 Conduct of legal practice
Part 3.1 Trust money and trust accounts
Division 1 Preliminary matters
234. Purposes of Part 235. Interpretation
236. Money involved in financial services or investments
237. Determinations about status of money
238. Application of Part to law practices and trust money
239. Trust money protocols
240. When money is received
241. Discharge by legal practitioner associate of obligations of law practice
242. Liability of principals of law practice
243. Former practices, principals and associates
244. Barristers receiving money on behalf of other persons
Division 2 Trust accounts and trust money
245. Maintenance of general trust account
246. Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account
247. Holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money
248. Controlled money
249. Transit money
250. Trust money subject to specific powers
251. Trust money received in form of cash
252. Protection of trust money
253. Intermixing money
254. Dealing with trust money - legal costs and unclaimed money
255. Deficiency in trust account
256. Reporting certain irregularities and suspected irregularities
257. Keeping trust records
258. False names
259. Unclaimed trust money
260. When Funds Management Committee may pay unclaimed amount
261. Appeal against decision to refuse claim for unclaimed amount
Division 3 Investigations and external examinations
Subdivision 1 Investigations
262. Appointment of investigators
263. Investigations
264. Application of Chapter 6
265. Investigator's report
266. Confidentiality by investigator
267. When costs of investigation are debt
Subdivision 2 External examinations
268. Designation of external examiners
269. Designation and appointment of associates as external examiners
270. Trust records to be externally examined
271. Final examination of trust records
272. Examination of affairs in connection with examination of trust records
273. Carrying out examination
274. External examiner's report
275. Confidentiality of external examiner
276. Law practice liable for costs of examination
Subdivision 3 General matters
277. Appeals
Division 4 Provisions relating to ADIs
278. Approval of ADIs and general trust accounts
279. ADI not subject to certain obligations and liabilities
280. Reports, records and information
Division 5 Statutory deposits
281. Statutory deposits
282. Status and repayment of deposited money
Division 6 Miscellaneous matters
283. Restrictions on receipt of trust money
284. Application of Part to incorporated legal practices and multi-disciplinary partnerships
285. Disclosure to clients - money not received as trust money
286. Disclosure of accounts used to hold money entrusted to legal practitioners
287. Regulations
Part 3.2 Advertising legal services for personal injury claims
288. Application of Part 289. Definitions
290. Restriction on advertising in relation to personal injury claims
291. Permitted methods of advertising
292. Prohibition against touting for potential claimants
293. Prohibition against paying or touting for potential claimants
Part 3.3 Costs disclosure and assessment
Division 1 Preliminary matters
294. Purposes of Part 295. Interpretation
296. Terms relating to third party payers
Division 2 Application of Part
297. Application of Part - first instructions rule
298. Part also applies by agreement or at client's election
299. Displacement of Part 300. How and where client first instructs law practice
301. When does matter have substantial connection with this jurisdiction
302. What happens when different laws apply to matter
Division 3 Costs disclosure
303. Disclosure of costs to clients
304. Disclosure if another law practice is to be retained
305. How and when must disclosure be made to client
306. Exceptions to requirement for disclosure
307. Additional disclosure - settlement of litigious matters
308. Additional disclosure - uplift fees
309. Form of disclosure
310. Ongoing obligation to disclose
311. Effect of failure to disclose
312. Progress reports
313. Disclosure to associated third party payers
Division 4 Legal costs generally
314. On what basis legal costs are recoverable
315. Security for legal costs
316. Interest on unpaid legal costs
Division 5 Costs agreements
317. Making costs agreements
318. Conditional costs agreements
319. Conditional costs agreements involving uplift fees
320. Contingency fees prohibited
321. Effect of costs agreement
322. Certain costs agreements void
323. Setting aside costs agreements
Division 6 Billing
324. Legal costs cannot be recovered unless bill has been served
325. Bills
326. Notice of client's rights
327. Request for itemised bill
328. Interim bills
Division 7 Mediation of costs disputes
329. Definitions
330. Referral for mediation
Division 8 Costs assessments
Subdivision 1 Interpretation
331. Definition
Subdivision 2 Applications
332. Application by clients or third party payers for costs assessment
333. Application for costs assessment by law practice retaining another law practice
334. Application for costs assessment by law practice giving bill
335. How to make an application for costs assessment
336. Consequences of application
337. Persons to be notified of application
Subdivision 3 Assessments
338. Procedure on assessment
339. Assessment of complying costs agreements
340. Costs fixed by other legislation
341. Criteria for costs assessment
342. Legal costs subject to consumer dispute not subject to assessment
343. Contracting out of Division by sophisticated client
Subdivision 4 Determinations
344. Determination of costs assessment
345. Certificate of determination
346. Determination of costs of costs assessment
347. Reasons for determination
348. Correction of error in determination
349. Determination final
350. Recovery of costs of costs assessment
Subdivision 5 Review of determinations
351. Definitions
352. Application by party for review of determination
353. Reviewer may review determination of costs of costs assessment
354. Conduct of review
355. Relevant documents to be produced
356. Effect of review on costs assessor's determination
357. Certificate as to determination
358. Recovery of costs of review
359. Reasons for determination
360. Correction of error in determination
361. Appeal against determination or decision
Subdivision 6 Appeals
362. Appeal against decision of costs assessor as to matter of law
363. Appeal against determination of costs assessor by leave
364. Effect of appeal on application
365. Assessor can be party to appeal
Division 9 Costs assessors
366. Costs assessors
367. Vacancy in office of cost assessor
368. Confidentiality
Division 10 Miscellaneous matters
369. Protection from liability
370. Referral for disciplinary action
371. Application of Part to incorporated legal practices and multi-disciplinary partnerships
372. Imputed acts, omission or knowledge
Part 3.4 Professional indemnity insurance
373. Definition
374. Purpose
375. Exemptions
376. Law practice required to insure
377. Professional indemnity insurance requirements
378. Professional indemnity insurance scheme
379. Giving information to Law Society for insurance
380. Continuing obligation for professional indemnity insurance
Part 3.5 Fidelity cover
Division 1 Preliminary matters
381. Purpose
382. Definitions
383. Time of default
384. Application of this Part
Division 2 Fidelity Fund
385. Establishment of Fidelity Fund
386. Financial management of Fidelity Fund
387. Directions about prudential management of Fidelity Fund
388. Determinations about funding from Fidelity Fund
389. Payments into and out of Fidelity Fund
390. Insurance
391. Borrowing
Division 3 Contributions and levies
392. Deciding annual contribution
393. Payment of annual contributions
394. Imposition of levy
395. Provisions about payment of contribution or levy
Division 4 Defaults to which this Part applies
396. Relevant jurisdiction
397. Defaults to which this Part applies
398. Defaults relating to financial services or investments
Division 5 Claims about defaults
399. Claims about defaults
400. Time limit for making claims
401. Advertisements
402. Time limit for making claims following advertisement
403. Claims not affected by certain matters
404. Advance payments
Division 6 Determination of claims
405. Law Society may determine claim
406. Maximum amount allowable
407. Costs
408. Interest
409. Reduction of claim because of other benefits
410. Subrogation
411. Repayment of certain amounts
412. Notice of delay in making decision
413. Notice of decision
414. Appeal against decision on claim
415. Appeal against failure to determine claim
416. Court proceedings
Division 7 Payments from Fidelity Fund for defaults
417. Payments for defaults
418. Caps on payments
419. Sufficiency of Fidelity Fund
Division 8 Claims by law practices or associates
420. Claims by law practices or associates about defaults
421. Claims by law practices or associates about notional defaults
Division 9 Defaults involving interstate elements
422. Concerted interstate defaults
423. Defaults involving interstate elements where committed by one associate only
Division 10 Inter-jurisdictional provisions
424. Fidelity protocols
425. Forwarding of claims
426. Investigation of defaults to which this Part applies
427. Investigation of defaults to which corresponding law applies
428. Investigation of concerted interstate defaults and other defaults involving interstate elements
429. Recommendations by Law Society to corresponding authorities
430. Recommendations to and decisions by Law Society after receiving recommendations from corresponding authority
431. Request to another jurisdiction to investigate aspects of claim
432. Request from another jurisdiction to investigate aspects of claim
433. Cooperation with other authorities
Division 11 Miscellaneous matters
434. Interstate legal practitioner becoming authorised to withdraw from local trust account
435. Application of Part to incorporated legal practices
436. Application of Part to multi-disciplinary partnerships
437. Application of Part to Australian lawyers whose practising certificates have lapsed
Part 3.6 Mortgage practices and managed investment schemes
Division 1 Preliminary matters
438. Definitions
439. Associate of a legal practitioner
440. Territory regulated mortgage
Division 2 Conduct of mortgage practices
441. Conduct of mortgage practices
442. Nomination of practice as Territory mortgage practice
443. Requirement to notify Law Society of Territory regulated mortgages
444. Legal practitioner to have fidelity cover in relation to regulated mortgages
445. Limited claim against Fidelity Fund in relation to regulated mortgage
446. Notice of insurance arrangements for regulated mortgage
447. Failure to obtain fidelity insurance for regulated mortgage
Division 3 Managed investment schemes
448. Involvement of legal practitioners in managed investment schemes
449. Claims against Fidelity Fund relating to managed investment schemes connected with legal practitioners
450. Transfer of mortgages to responsible entity
451. Regulations relating to managed investment schemes
Division 4 Transitional arrangements for pre-existing mortgages
452. Fidelity insurance for pre-existing regulated mortgage
453. Prohibited conduct in relation to run-out mortgage
454. Substitution of lender or contributor under run-out mortgage
455. Limited claims against Fidelity Fund by substitute lender
Division 5 Miscellaneous matters
456. Law Society may require information about mortgage practices
457. Indemnity insurance
458. Law Society to disseminate information
459. Secrecy provisions not affected
460. Regulations relating to Part
Chapter 4 Complaints and discipline
Part 4.1 Preliminary matters
461. Purposes of Chapter
462. Definitions
463. Application of Chapter to lawyers, former lawyers and former practitioners
Part 4.2 Key concepts
464. Unsatisfactory professional conduct
465. Professional misconduct
466. Conduct capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct
Part 4.3 Application of this Chapter
467. Practitioners to whom this Chapter applies
468. Conduct to which this Chapter applies - generally
469. Conduct to which this Chapter applies - insolvency, serious offences and tax offences
Part 4.4 Complaints about Australian legal practitioners
470. Complaints
471. Making of complaints
472. To whom complaint made
473. Complaints made over 3 years after conduct concerned
474. Further information and verification
475. Practitioner to be notified of complaint
476. Submissions by practitioner
477. Preliminary assessment
478. Summary dismissal of complaints
479. Withdrawal of complaints
Part 4.5 Mediation
480. Consumer dispute
481. Mediation of complaint involving consumer dispute solely
482. Mediation of hybrid complaint
483. Compulsory mediation of consumer dispute
484. Nature of mediation
485. Facilitation of mediation
486. List of mediators
487. Confidentiality of mediation process
Part 4.6 Investigation of complaints
488. Complaints to be investigated
489. Consultation and cooperation on complaints
490. Monitoring by Statutory Supervisor of conduct of investigation
491. Appointment of investigator
492. Application of Chapter 6
493. Application for cost assessment
494. Conduct that may be investigated
495. Modified complaints
Part 4.7 Decisions of Law Society
496. Decision after investigation
497. Decision without investigation
498. Dismissal of complaint
499. Summary conclusion of complaint procedure by fine or reprimand
500. Record of decision
501. Reasons to be provided to complainant and practitioner
Part 4.8 Immediate suspension of local practising certificate
502. Immediate suspension of local practising certificate
503. Other powers to suspend not affected
Part 4.9 General procedural matters
504. Rules of procedural fairness
505. Duty to deal with complaints efficiently and expeditiously
Part 4.10 Appeals against Law Society decisions
Division 1 Appeals to Disciplinary Tribunal
506. Appeals
507. Hearing procedures
508. Parties 509. Hearing closed to public
510. Appeal may be withdrawn or discontinued
511. Decision on appeal
512. Costs of appeal
Division 2 Appeals to Supreme Court
513. Appeals
514. Decision on appeal
Part 4.11 Proceedings in Disciplinary Tribunal for disciplinary applications
515. Starting proceedings
516. Time for starting proceedings
517. Hearings
518. Joinder
519. Variation of disciplinary application
520. Nature of allegations
521. Rules of evidence
522. Parties 523. Public hearings
524. Power to disregard procedural lapses
525. Decisions of Disciplinary Tribunal
526. Interlocutory and interim orders
527. Consent orders
528. Compliance with decisions and orders
529. Costs
530. Notice of decision
531. Early termination of proceedings
532. Other remedies not affected
533. Appeal against Disciplinary Tribunal orders
Part 4.12 Compensation
534. Compensation orders
535. Prerequisites to making of compensation orders
536. Making of compensation orders
537. Effect of compensation order
538. Enforcement of compensation orders
539. Other remedies not affected
Part 4.13 Publicising disciplinary action
540. Disciplinary action
541. Register of Disciplinary Action
542. Other ways of publicising disciplinary action
543. Quashing of disciplinary action
544. Liability for publicising disciplinary action
545. Disciplinary action taken because of infirmity, injury or illness
546. Division subject to secrecy and non-disclosure orders
Part 4.14 Inter-jurisdictional provisions
547. Cross-border protocols
548. Request to another jurisdiction to investigate complaint
549. Request from another jurisdiction to investigate complaint
550. Sharing of information with corresponding authorities
551. Cooperation with corresponding authorities
552. Compliance with orders made under corresponding laws
553. Other powers or functions not affected
Part 4.15 Miscellaneous matters
554. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
555. Information about complaints procedure
556. Contravention of orders
557. Performance criteria
558. Reports to Attorney-General
559. Effect of other proceedings
560. Protection from liability
561. Non-compellability of certain witnesses
562. Undertakings by Law Society and Statutory Supervisor regarding privileged or confidential information
563. Confidentiality of client communications
564. Claims of privilege
565. Waiver of privilege or duty of confidentiality
Chapter 5 External intervention
Part 5.1 Preliminary matters
566. Purposes of Chapter
567. Interpretation
568. Application of Chapter to barristers
569. Application of Chapter to Australian-registered foreign lawyers
570. Application of Chapter to other persons
Part 5.2 Initiation of external intervention
571. Circumstances warranting external intervention
572. Decision regarding external intervention
Part 5.3 Supervisors of trust money
573. Appointment of supervisor of trust money
574. Notice of appointment
575. Effect of service of notice of appointment
576. Role of supervisor of trust money
577. Records of and dealing with trust money of law practice under supervision
578. Termination of supervisor's appointment
Part 5.4 Managers
579. Appointment of manager
580. Notice of appointment
581. Effect of service of notice of appointment
582. Role of manager
583. Records and accounts of law practice under management and dealings with trust money
584. Deceased estates
585. Termination of manager's appointment
Part 5.5 Receivers
586. Appointment of receiver
587. Notice of appointment
588. Effect of service of notice of appointment
589. Role of receiver
590. Records and accounts of law practice under receivership and dealings with trust money
591. Power of receiver to take possession of regulated property
592. Power of receiver to take delivery of regulated property
593. Power of receiver to deal with regulated property
594. Power of receiver to require documents or information
595. Examinations
596. Lien for costs on regulated property
597. Regulated property not to be attached
598. Receiver may recover money paid away in bets
599. Recovery of regulated property if there has been breach of trust etc.
600. Improperly destroying property etc.
601. Deceased estates
602. Termination of receiver's appointment
Part 5.6 General matters
603. Conditions on appointment of external intervener
604. Status of acts of external intervener
605. Eligibility for re-appointment or authorisation
606. Appeal against appointment
607. Directions of Supreme Court
608. Manager and receiver appointed for law practice
609. Requirement for ADI to disclose information
610. Fees, legal costs and expenses
611. Reports by external intervener
612. Report to Law Society of disciplinary matters
613. Confidentiality
614. Provisions relating to requirements under this Part 615. Obstruction of external intervener
616. Protection from liability
Chapter 6 Investigatory powers
Part 6.1 Preliminary matters
617. Purpose of Chapter
618. Definitions
Part 6.2 Requirements relating to documents, information and other assistance
619. Application of Part 620. Requirements for trust account investigations and examinations and ILP compliance audits
621. Requirements for investigations under Chapter 4
622. Provisions relating to requirements under this Part
Part 6.3 Entry and search of premises
623. Application of Part 624. Investigator's power to enter premises
625. Search warrants
626. Powers of investigator while on premises
Part 6.4 Additional powers in relation to incorporated legal practices
627. Application of Part 628. Investigative powers relating to investigations and audits
629. Examination of persons
630. Inspection of books
631. Power to hold hearings
Part 6.5 Miscellaneous matters
632. Obstruction of investigator
633. Obligation of Australian lawyers
634. Permitted disclosure of confidential information
Chapter 7 Regulatory authorities
Part 7.1 Law Society Northern Territory
Division 1 Establishment, status and constitution of Law Society
635. Establishment
636. Status
637. Members constituting Law Society
Division 2 Management of Law Society
638. Council of Law Society
639. Council's function
640. Chief executive officer
641. Chief executive officer's function
Division 3 Financial matters
642. Financial management
643. Budget
Division 4 General matters
644. Constitution
645. Relationship with
646. Relationship with other Acts
647. Delegations
648. Annual report
Part 7.2 Admission board
649. Definitions
650. Establishment
651. Membership
652. Duration of appointment
653. Removal from office of appointed member
654. Secretary
655. Meetings
656. Delegations
657. Protection from liability
Part 7.3 Legal practitioners funds management committee
658. Definitions
659. Establishment
660. Status
661. Membership
662. Duration of appointment
663. Resignation and removal from office of appointed member
664. Meetings
665. Financial management
666. Delegations
667. Protection from liability
Part 7.4 Legal practitioners disciplinary tribunal
668. Definition
669. Establishment
670. Membership
671. Chairperson and deputy chairperson
672. Duration of appointment
673. Resignation and removal of member
674. Constitution of Disciplinary Tribunal for hearings
675. Presiding member
676. Change in composition
677. Protection from liability
677A. Practice and procedure
Part 7.5 Statutory Supervisor
678. Office established
679. Appointment
680. Resignation
681. Delegations
682. Protection from liability
Part 7.6 Application of Corporations Act
683. Excluded matters for Corporations Act
Part 7.7 General matters
684. Definition
685. Functions
686. Powers
687. Evidentiary provisions
Chapter 8 Legal profession rules and regulations
Part 8.1 Legal profession rules
Division 1 Preliminary matters
688. Purpose
Division 2 Rules for Australian legal practitioners and locally-registered foreign lawyers
689. Rules for Australian legal practitioners
690. Rules for foreign lawyers
691. Subject matter of legal profession rules
Division 3 Rules for incorporated legal practices and multi-disciplinary partnerships
692. Rule-making power
Division 4 General matters
693. Rule-making procedures
694. Binding nature of legal profession rules
695. Legal profession rules inconsistent with Act or regulations
Part 8.2 Regulations
696. Regulation-making power
Chapter 9 Miscellaneous matters
697. Contravention of certain provisions not offence
698. Liability of principals
699. Associates who are disqualified or convicted persons
700. Injunctions
701. Disclosure of information by local regulatory authorities
702. Confidentiality of personal information
703. Professional privilege or duty of confidence does not affect validity of or compliance with certain requirements
704. Duty to report suspected offences
705. Payment of fines
706. Approved forms
Chapter 10 Repeals and transitional matters for Legal Profession Act 2006
Part 10.1 Repeals
707. Repeal of legal practitioner legislation
708. Repeal of other legislation
Part 10.2 Transitional matters
Division 1 Preliminary matters
709. Definitions
Division 2 Reservation of legal work and legal titles
710. Her Majesty's counsel
Division 3 Admission of local lawyers
711. Local roll
712. Existing legal practitioners
713. Applications for admission
714. References to legal practitioner
Division 4 Legal practice by Australian legal practitioners
715. Practising certificates
716. Applications for practising certificate
717. Supervised legal practice
Division 5 Incorporated legal practices and multi-disciplinary partnerships
718. Incorporated legal practices
719. Multi-disciplinary partnerships
Division 6 Practising companies
720. Definitions
721. Repealed incorporation Act ceases to apply
722. Alteration of constitution
723. Practising company is law firm
724. Directors to guarantee debts of company
725. Records
726. Practising company becoming incorporated legal practice
Division 7 Legal practice by foreign lawyers
727. Foreign lawyers
Division 8 Trust money and trust accounts
728. Definitions
729. Payment date
730. Continuing application of former trust account provisions
731. When offence not committed
732. Return of statutory deposits
733. Interest on investment income
Division 9 Costs disclosure and assessment
734. Definition
735. Continuing application of former costs provisions
736. Taxation of costs
737. Compliance with former costs provisions sufficient
Division 10 Professional indemnity insurance
738. Existing professional indemnity insurance
739. Exemptions
Division 11 Fidelity cover
740. Definitions
741. Fidelity Fund
742. Amounts payable to and from old fund before commencement date
743. Determination for funding for Law Society
Division 12 Complaints and discipline
744. Pending investigations into professional conduct
745. Investigations into professional conduct
746. Pending hearings and inquiries
747. New complaints about old conduct
Division 13 External intervention
748. Application of Chapter 5 for existing Part VIIIA managers
749. Continued application of Part IX to application for appointment of receiver
750. Application of Chapter 5 for existing Part IX receivers
Division 14 Regulatory authorities
751. Law Society
752. Admission Board
753. Legal Practitioners' Fidelity Fund Committee
754. Legal Practitioners' Trusts Committee
Division 15 Admission rules and legal professional conduct rules
755. Admission rules
756. Professional conduct rules
Division 16 Law Society public purposes trust
757. Winding-up of trust
Division 17 Miscellaneous matters
758. General saving and transitional provision
759. Continued application of repealed Act
760 Interpretation Act not affected *
761. Transitional regulations
762. Regulations - minor errors
Schedule Acts repealed
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