Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT - NOTES

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT
As in force at 1 July 2009

northern territory of australia

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This reprint shows the Act as in force at 1 July 2009.  Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.
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Legal Profession Act

ENDNOTES
 
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended     od = order
app = appendix    om = omitted
bl = by-law     pt = Part
ch = Chapter     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause     rem = remainder
div = Division     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired    rep = repealed
f = forms     s = section
Gaz = Gazette     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title     sub = substituted
nc = not commenced    
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION


Legal Profession Act 2006 (Act No. 38, 2006)


Assent date


18 December 2006


Commenced


s 708: 1 July 2007; rem: 31 March 2007 (Gaz G13, 28 March 2007, p 3)


Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 5, 2007)


Assent date


24 April 2007


Commenced


s 37 (except amd of Criminal Code and Legal Profession Act 2006): 1 May 2007 (s 2(1), s 2 Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006 (Act No. 15, 2006) and Gaz G17, 26 April 2007, p 7); rem: 24 April 2007


Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2007 (Act No. 32, 2007)


Assent date


12 December 2007


Commenced


8 January 2008 (Gaz S2, 8 January 2008)


Statute Law Revision Act 2008 (Act No. 6, 2008)


Assent date


11 March 2008


Commenced


11 March 2008


Legal Profession Amendment (Complaints and Discipline) Act 2008 (Act No. 19, 2008)


Assent date


24 June 2008


Commenced


24 June 2008


Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)


Assent date


14 November 2008


Commenced


1 July 2008 (s 2)


Ombudsman Act 2009 (Act No. 5, 2009)


Assent date


12 March 2009


Commenced


1 July 2009 (Gaz G21, 27 May 2009, p 5)


Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 12, 2009)


Assent date


26 May 2009


Commenced


24 June 2009 (Gaz G25, 24 June 2009, p 2)


3 CORRECTIVE REGULATION


Legal Profession Regulations (SL No. 9, 2007)


Notified


18 April 2007


Commenced


18 April 2007


Schedule 4 specifies provisions containing minor errors and how the provisions are to be read pending formal amendment.  Corrections to ss 4, 74, 75(3), 90(1) and 645 hdg are not listed in the List of Amendments.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 4 amd No. 32, 2007, s 14; No. 6, 2008, s 3; No. 19, 2008, s 8
s 11 amd No. 12, 2009, s 7
ss 74 - 75 amd No. 6, 2008, s 3
s 90 amd No. 6, 2008, s 3
s 323 amd No. 32, 2007, s 15
s 326 amd No. 32, 2007, s 16
s 344 amd No. 32, 2007, s 17
s 345 amd No. 32, 2007, s 18
s 346 sub No. 32, 2007, s 19
s 350 sub No. 32, 2007, s 20
s 351 amd No. 32, 2007, s 21
s 352 amd No. 32, 2007, s 22
s 353 amd No. 32, 2007, s 23
s 358 amd No. 32, 2007, s 24
s 361 amd No. 32, 2007, s 25
s 366 amd No. 32, 2007, s 26
s 467 amd No. 28, 2008, s 3
s 530 amd No. 19, 2008, s 3
s 533 amd No. 19, 2008, s 4
s 645 amd No. 6, 2008, s 3
s 646 amd No. 5, 2009, s 179
s 658 amd No. 5, 2007, s 37
s 647 amd No. 19, 2008, s 5
s 676A ins No. 32, 2007, s 27
 rep No. 19, 2008, s 6
s 677A ins No. 19, 2008, s 7
s 761 exp No. 38, 2006, s 761(4)
s 762 exp No. 38, 2006, s 762(4)