188 Amending, suspending or cancelling registration
(1) If the law society believes a ground exists to amend, suspend or cancel a
person’s registration in this jurisdiction as a foreign lawyer (the
"proposed action" ), the law society must give the person a notice (the
"show cause notice" ) that—
(ii) if the proposed action is to suspend the person’s
registration—the proposed suspension period; and
(b) states the grounds for
proposing to take the proposed action; and
(c) states an outline of the facts
and circumstances that form the basis for the law society’s belief; and
(d)
invites the person to make written representations to the law society, within
a stated time of not less than 28 days, as to why the proposed action should
not be taken.
(2) If, after considering all written representations made
within the stated time or, in its discretion, after the stated time, the law
society still believes a ground exists to take the proposed action, the law
society may—
(a) if the show cause notice stated the proposed action was to
amend the person’s registration—amend the registration in the way stated,
or in another way the law society considers appropriate because of the written
representations; or
(b) if the show cause notice stated the proposed action
was to suspend the person’s registration for a stated period—suspend the
registration for a period no longer than the stated period; or
(iii) amend the registration in a less onerous way the law
society considers appropriate because of the written representations.
(3) If
the law society decides to amend, suspend or cancel the person’s
registration—
(a) the law society must give the person an information notice
about the law society’s decision; and
(b) the person may apply, as provided
under the QCAT Act , to the tribunal for a review of the decision.
(4) In
this section—
"amend" , in relation to registration, means amend the registration under
section 203during its currency, otherwise than at the request of the foreign
lawyer concerned.
