Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1993 (NO. 94 OF 1993) - NOTES

NOTE

1. Reprinted as at 31 October 1991. See also Act No. 92, 1991; No. 54, 1992.

NOTE ABOUT SECTION HEADINGS

On the day on which the Legal Practitioners Act 1970 is amended by this Act, in addition to any alteration of section headings indicated in the text of this Act, headings to sections of the Principal Act are altered as set out in the following table:

Section Amendment

26, 27 and 31	Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.
35	Omit the heading, substitute the followingheading: Witnesses at inquiries
37	Omit the heading, substitute the following heading: Professional Conduct Board may report to Supreme Court
38 and 40	Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.
94	Omit the heading, substitute the following heading: Receiver's powers

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 25 November 1993]

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section

9A. Legal protection for members

15G. Mandatory refusal or cancellation

15GA. Discretionary refusal, suspension or cancellation

15GB. Notice of refusal, cancellation or suspension

24. Interpretation

28A. Convening of conference

28B. Presence at conference

28C. Confidentiality

28D. Resolution by agreement

28E. Failure to reach agreement

28F. Failure to attend conference

28G. Agreement no bar

31A. Procedure

32. Summons to witness

36. Disciplinary powers of Board

36A. Power of Board on inquiry re conduct of employee

36B. Dismissal of complaint

36C. Costs

41. Disciplinary powers of Supreme Court

41A. Costs

65A. Legal protection for auditor

Division 6A—Investigation of affairs of solicitors

69. Interpretation

69A. Appointment of investigator

69B. Investigator's assistant

69C. Obligation to comply with investigator's requirements

69D. Obstruction etc. of investigator

69E. Professional misconduct

69F. Report of investigation

69G. Costs of investigation

69H. Secrecy

107. Concealing etc. documents

108B. Interpretation

108C. Appointment of manager

108D. Management under receivership

108E. Solicitor as employee

108F. Powers of manager

108G. Act of manager is act of solicitor

108H. Reimbursement for damages

108I. Expenses of management

108J. Reports

108K. Application of Act to managers

108L. Termination of managership—reversion of moneys

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Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 1993

No. 94 of 1993

[Notified in ACT Gazette S267: 24 December 1993]