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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 233 Relationship of administration rules to this Act and regulation

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 233

Relationship of administration rules to this Act and regulation

233 Relationship of administration rules to this Act and regulation

(1) A regulation may be made in relation to any matter mentioned in section 231 (2) or (3) for which administration rules may be made.
(2) A provision of a regulatory authority’s administration rules does not have effect to the extent that it is inconsistent with this Act, a regulation or legal profession rules relevant to the authority.
(3) Despite another Act, administration rules can not provide that a contravention of the rules—
(a) is an offence; or
(b) is capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct.
Note—
Under the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 , section 23 , a regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate administration rules.