Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Legal Profession Act 2004 - SECT 1.1.1.

PART 1.1 PRELIMINARY

Purpose

1.1.1. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is-

   (a)  to improve the regulation of the legal profession, principally by-

   (i)  implementing national model provisions for the regulation of the
        profession; and

   (ii) establishing new bodies responsible for regulating the profession;

   (b)  to facilitate the regulation of legal practice on a national basis
        across State and Territory borders;

   (c)  to repeal the Legal Practice Act 1996;

   (d)  to make consequential amendments to Acts.