Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 - SECT 85

85 .         Board to notify other jurisdictions of certain matters

        (1)         This section applies if —

            (a)         the Board takes any of the following actions —

                  (i)         a refusal to grant an Australian lawyer a local practising certificate;

                  (ii)         a suspension or cancellation or, or refusal to renew, an Australian lawyer’s local practising certificate;

                or

            (b)         the decision of the Board to take the action is varied or set aside on review by the State Administrative Tribunal.

        (2)         The Board must, as soon as practicable, give the corresponding authorities of other jurisdictions written notice of the action taken or the result of the review.

        (3)         The notice must state —

            (a)         the lawyer’s name and address as last known to the Board; and

            (b)         particulars of —

                  (i)         the action taken and the reasons for it; or

                  (ii)         the result of the review.

        (4)         The notice may contain other relevant information.

        (5)         The Board may give corresponding authorities written notice of a condition imposed on an Australian lawyer’s local practising certificate.