South Australian Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS REGULATIONS 1994

under the Legal Practitioners Act 1981

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   4.      Interpretation
   4A.     Exemption
   5.      Forms
   6.      Fees

   PART 2--Practising certificates

   7.      Notification of changes in practitioner's circumstances

   PART 2A--Notification by interstate practitioners establishing South Australian office

   7A.     Notification by interstate practitioners establishing South Australian office

   PART 3--Company practitioners

   8.      Annual return of company practitioner
   9.      Supreme Court may obtain certain information

   PART 4--Trust accounts and audit

           Division A1--Preliminary

   9A.     Interpretation

           Division 1--Trust records

   10.     General duty with respect to records
   11.     Receipting of trust money by practitioner
   12.     Payment of trust money by practitioner
   13.     Cash books
   14.     Separate trust ledger accounts
   15.     Reconciliation statements
   16.     Transfer of money from trust ADI account to office account
   17.     Practitioner must retain written direction as to disposition of trust money
   17A.    Trust account statements
   18.     Register of Direct Payments
   19.     Register of Investments
   20.     Register of Securities
   21.     Period for which accounts and records must be retained

           Division 2--Approved auditors

   22.     Approval of auditor by Supreme Court
   23.     Appointment of auditor
   24.     Auditing accounts and records
   25.     Practitioner's statement
   26.     Auditor's report
   27.     Obtaining information for purposes of audit
   28.     Reports of irregularities
   29.     Access to auditors' reports etc
   30.     Audit when practitioner ceases to practise or hold trust money
   31.     Declaration as to non-keeping of trust ADI account
   32.     Audit and report etc for firm operates for each partner
   33.     Certain persons may not audit accounts and records of practitioner
   34.     Practitioner to bear cost of audit
   35.     Transitional provisions

   PART 5--Miscellaneous

   36.     Miscellaneous prescribed matters under Act
   37.     Oath of public notary
   38.     Obligation to provide information to Supreme Court
   39.     Offences
   40.     General penalty
   41.     Service of documents
           SCHEDULE 1--Forms
           SCHEDULE 2--Fees
           Legislative history