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

    SCHEDULE     Section 43

FURTHER AMENDMENTS

Section 5 (definitions of “Chief Justice”, “the Admission Board”, “the Court”, “the Fidelity Fund”, “the Law Society”, “the Registrar” and “the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors”)—

Omit the definitions.

Section 5—

Insert the following definitions:

“ ‘Admission Board' means the Barristers and Solicitors Admission Board of the Australian Capital Territory;
‘Fidelity Fund' means the Solicitors' Fidelity Fund of the Australian Capital Territory established by section 76;
‘Law Society' means The Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory as constituted by section 6 ;
‘Registrar' means the Registrar of the Supreme Court;
‘Roll of Barristers and Solicitors' means the roll kept under section 13;”.

Subsection 6 (10)—

Omit “his”.

Subsection 6 (11)—

Omit “he”, substitute “the member”.

Subsection 6A (1)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 6A (1A)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 6A (2)—

    (a)     Omit “he would have had if he”, substitute “if the person”.

    (b)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 6A (3)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 6B (2)—

Omit “one” (wherever occurring), substitute “1”.

Subsection 6B (3)—

    (a)     Omit “The last preceding subsection”, substitute “Subsection (2)”.

    (b)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 6B (4)—

Omit “one” (wherever occurring), substitute “1”.

Subsection 6B (5)—

Omit “(a) of subsection (1) of this section”, substitute “(1) (a)”.

Part ID—

Repeal the Part.

Paragraph 7 (2) (a)—

Omit “his”.

Paragraph 7 (2) (b)—

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(b)     ends on the following 31 December.”.

Subsection 7 (4)—

Omit all the words after “date of”, substitute “the appointment to the following 31 December”.

Subsection 8 (1)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Insert “physical or mental” before “incapacity”.

Paragraph 8 (2) (c)—

Omit “three”, substitute “3”.

Subsection 8 (2)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the member”.

Subsection 10 (1)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (first occurring).

Subsection 10 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “the succeeding provisions of this section”, substitute “subsections (3), (4) and (5)”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (first and second occurring).

Paragraph 10 (2) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the person”.

    (b)     Omit “court”, substitute “Supreme Court”.

Paragraph 10 (2) (b)—

Omit “he or she”, substitute “the person”.

Subsection 10 (4)—

    (a)     Omit “of this section”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

    (c)     Insert “or she” after “he”.

Subsections 10 (5) and 10A (4), (5), (6) and (7)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 11 (1)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (second and last occurring).

Subsections 11 (2), 12 (1) and 14 (1)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 15B (1)—

    (a)     Omit “, after the expiration of the period of three months commencing on the date of commencement of this Part,”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

    (c)     Insert “or she” after “he”.

    (d)     Omit “of this Act”.

Subsection 15B (2)—

    (a)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the person”.

Subsection 15B (3)—

    (a)     Omit “, after the expiration of a period of three months after the date of commencement of this Part,”.

    (b)     Omit “of this Act”.

Subsection 15B (4)—

    (a)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

        (b)     Omit “after the expiration of the period of three months commencing on the date of commencement of this Part”.

    (c)     Insert “or she” after “he”.

Paragraph 15C (b)—

Omit “his”, substitute “the applicant's”.

Subsection 15D (1)—

Omit “ (1) ”.

Subsection 15E (1)—

    (a)     Omit “five”, substitute “5”.

    (b)     Omit “his”, substitute “the”.

Paragraph 15E (1) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “two” (wherever occurring), substitute “2”.

Subparagraph 15E (1) (a) (iii)—

Omit “Commonwealth”, substitute “Commonwealth,”.

Subparagraph 15E (1) (a) (v)—

    (a)     Omit “two”, substitute “2”.

    (b)     Omit “the last four preceding subparagraphs”, substitute “subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)”.

Paragraph 15E (1) (b)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “, the barrister and solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “twelve” (wherever occurring), substitute “12”.

    (c)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

    (d)     Omit “the last preceding paragraph”, substitute “paragraph (a)”.

Subsection 15E (2)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Paragraph 15E (2) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “five”, substitute “5”.

    (c)     Omit “his”, substitute “the”.

Subparagraph 15E (2) (a) (i)—

Omit “two”, substitute “2”.

Subparagraph 15E (2) (a) (ii)—

    (a)     Omit “one” (wherever occurring), substitute “1”.

    (b)     Omit “(a) of the last preceding subsection”, substitute “(1) (a)”.

Subparagraph 15E (2) (a) (iii)—

    (a)     Omit “(b) of the last preceding subsection”, substitute “(1) (b)”.

    (b)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Paragraph 15E (2) (b)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

Subsection 15E (3)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

Paragraph 15E (4) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “ten”, substitute “10”.

    (c)     Omit “his”, substitute “the”.

    (d)     Omit “three” (wherever occurring), substitute “3”.

Paragraph 15E (4) (b)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “three”, substitute “3”.

    (c)     Omit “his”, substitute “the”.

    (d)     Omit “six”, substitute “6”.

Paragraph 15E (4) (c)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

Section 15F—

    (a)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

    (b)     Omit “he” (first occurring), substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

    (c)     Insert “or she” after “he” (last occurring).

Subsection 15J (1)—

    (a)     Omit “fourteen”, substitute “14”.

    (b)     Omit “he is”, substitute “being”.

    (c)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (d)     Omit “of this section”.

Subsection 15J (2)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “of this section”.

Subsection 15J (2A)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 15J (4)—

    (a)     Omit “of this section”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (c)     Omit “him”, substitute “the applicant”.

Subsection 15J (5)—

    (a)     Omit “of this section, the Court”, substitute “, the Supreme Court”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (last occurring).

Subsection 15J (6)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (5)”.

Subsection 15J (7)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the applicant”.

Subsection 15J (8)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 15K (1)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

    (b)     Omit “(4) or (5) of the last preceding section”, substitute “15J (4) or (5)”.

Subsection 15L (2)—

Omit “the thirtieth day of”, substitute “30”.

Subsection 15M (2)—

Omit the subsection, substitute the following subsection:

“(2) Where an application for the issue of a practising certificate is made after 1 July in any year and before the following 30 June, the fee payable for the issue of the practising certificate is an amount that bears to the fee applicable under subsection (1) the same proportion as the number of months in the period between the date of the application and the following 30 June bears to 12.”.

Subsection 15M (3)—

    (a)     Omit “twelve”, substitute “12”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

Section 15P—

Omit “(2) of section 15M of this Act”, substitute “15M (2)”.

Paragraph 15P (b)—

Omit “him”, substitute “the applicant”.

Paragraph 15P (c)—

        (a)     Omit “him”, substitute “the applicant”.

    (b)     Omit “of this Act”.

Subsection 15Q (1)—

    (a)     Omit “the next succeeding subsection”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

Paragraph 15Q (2) (c)—

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(c)     the Supreme Court refuses to make an order under subsection 15J (5);”.

Subsection 15Q (3)—

Omit “(2) of section 15L of this Act”, substitute “15L (2)”.

Part V, Division 1—

Omit the heading, substitute the following heading:

Division 1—The Professional Conduct Board ”.

Subsection 25 (2)—

Omit “The Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “The Professional Conduct Board”.

Paragraph 25 (2) (a)—

Omit “of the Law Society”.

Subsection 25 (7)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

    (c)     Omit “Committee”, substitute “Board”.

Subsection 26 (1)—

Omit “of the Law Society”.

Subsection 26 (2)—

Omit “she is”, substitute “she were”.

Subsection 27 (1)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 27 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee” (first occurring), substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Paragraph 27 (2) (e)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Omit “Committee” (last occurring), substitute “Board”.

Paragraph 28 (1A) (a)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 28 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Omit “Committee” (last occurring), substitute “Board”.

Subsection 28 (3)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 29 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “of the Law Society”.

    (b)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (c)     Omit “Committee” (last occurring), substitute “Board”.

Paragraph 29 (2) (a)—

Insert “or information” after “documents”.

Section 31—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Omit “Committee” (last occurring), substitute “Board”.

Subsection 34 (1)—

Omit “the next succeeding subsection”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

Subsection 34 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee” (wherever occurring), substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

    (c)     Omit “him”, substitute “the witness”.

    (d)     Omit “Chairman”, substitute “Chairperson”.

Subsection 34 (4)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the Secretary”.

    (c)     Omit “of this section”.

Subsection 34 (5)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (4)”.

    (c)     Omit “by writing under his hand”, substitute “in writing signed by him or her”.

Subsection 34 (10)—

Omit “Disciplinary Committee” (last occurring), substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

Subsection 34 (11)—

    (a)     Omit “makes application”, substitute “applies”.

    (b)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee to furnish to him under this section”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board for”.

Subsection 35 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “subsection (3) of section 32, and to subsection (4) of section 38, of this Act”, substitute “subsection 38 (4)”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

Subsection 35 (2)—

Omit “him”, substitute “the person”.

Subsection 37 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

        (b)     Omit “barrister and”.

        (c)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

    (d)     Omit “Committee” (last occurring), substitute “Board”.

Subsection 37 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

        (b)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Subsection 39 (2)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Section 40—

Omit “The Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “The Professional Conduct Board”.

Subparagraph 40A (1) (b) (ii)—

Omit “person” (wherever occurring), substitute “employee”.

Paragraph 40A (1) (c)—

Omit “person” (wherever occurring), substitute “employee”.

Paragraph 40A (2) (a)—

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(a)     the Professional Conduct Board has exercised a power under section 36 or 36A;”.

Paragraph 40A (2) (b)—

Omit “order was made”, substitute “power was exercised”.

Subparagraph 40A (2) (c) (i)—

Omit “order”, substitute “exercise of power”.

Paragraph 40A (2) (d)—

Omit “order”, substitute “exercise of power”.

Paragraph 40A (2) (e)—

    (a)     Omit “order”, substitute “exercise of power”.

    (b)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

Subsection 40A (3)—

Omit “an order made by the Disciplinary Committee under subsection 36 (1), (1A) or (1B)”, substitute “an exercise of power under section 36 or 36A”.

Paragraph 40A (3) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “order under subsection 36 (1)”, substitute “exercise of power under section 36”.

    (b)     Omit “barrister and” (wherever occurring).

        (c)     Omit “against whom the order was made”, substitute “in respect of whom the power was exercised”.

    (d)     Omit “order was made” (last occurring), substitute “power was exercised”.

Paragraph 40A (3) (b)—

    (a)     Omit “order under subsection 36 (1A) or (1B)”, substitute “exercise of power under section 36A”.

    (b)     Omit “prescribed”.

        (c)     Omit “order was made”, substitute “power was exercised”.

    (d)     Omit “barrister and”.

Paragraph 40A (3) (d)—

Omit “Disciplinary Committee so orders”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board so directs”.

Paragraph 40A (3) (e)—

Omit “order”, substitute “direction or revocation”.

Subsection 42 (1A)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Omit “Committee” (second and last occurring), substitute “Board”.

    (c)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Section 42A—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “barrister and” (wherever occurring).

    (c)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (d)     Omit “read”, substitute “admitted”.

Section 42B—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

    (b)     Omit “barrister and” (last occurring).

Section 42C—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “barrister and”.

Section 42D—

    (a)     Omit “The provisions of this Division are in addition to, and do not restrict or limit in any way,”, substitute “This Division is not to be taken to restrict or limit in any way”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Section 42E—

Omit the section, substitute the following section:

Failure to comply with, or contravention of, certain laws etc.

“42E. A failure by a solicitor to comply with, or a contravention by a solicitor of, a direction given under subsection 36A (1) or a provision of this Act or of any other law in force in the Territory that imposes duties and obligations on solicitors is a matter—

        (a)     that the Council may take into consideration in deciding whether a complaint should be made to the Professional Conduct Board regarding the professional conduct of the solicitor;

        (b)     that the Professional Conduct Board may take into consideration in determining whether the professional conduct of the solicitor has been such as to justify it in exercising a power in respect of the solicitor under section 36 or in forming, in relation to the conduct of the solicitor, the opinion referred to in section 37; and

        (c)     that the Supreme Court may take into consideration in determining whether an order against the solicitor should be made under section 41. ”.

Subparagraph 42L (1) (a) (i)—

    (a)     Omit “his”, substitute “the”.

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor or former solicitor”.

Subparagraph 42L (1) (a) (ii)—

    (a)     Omit “his”, substitute “the”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor or former solicitor”.

Paragraphs 42M (1) (a) and (b)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor or former solicitor”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

Subparagraph 42M (1) (d) (ii)—

    (a)     Omit “his”, substitute “the”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor or former solicitor”.

Subsection 42M (2)—

Omit “of the Law Society” (first occurring).

Paragraph 42M (2) (a)—

Omit “of the Law Society”.

Paragraph 42M (3) (d)—

Omit “her or his”, substitute “his or her”.

Paragraph 42Q (5) (a)—

Omit “III”, substitute “3”.

Section 44 (definition of “year”)—

    (a)     Omit “twelve”, substitute “12”.

    (b)     Omit “the first day of”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 46 (1)—

Omit “connexion with his”, substitute “connection with the solicitor's”.

Subsection 46 (1A)—

Omit “his”.

Subsection 46 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “of this section”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

Subsection 46 (3)—

    (a)     Omit “of this section”.

    (b)     Omit “his”, substitute “the solicitor's”.

Subsection 46 (4)—

    (a)     Omit “the provisions of”.

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Section 48—

Repeal the section, substitute the following section:

Payment into trust bank account

“48. Subject to section 49, a solicitor shall cause all trust moneys received by the solicitor, in connection with his or her practice in the Territory, from, or on behalf of, a client of the solicitor to be paid—

        (a)     into the general trust bank account maintained by the solicitor; or

        (b)     if the solicitor maintains 2 or more such accounts—into 1 of those accounts;

not later than the next day on which the bank at which the account is maintained is open for business after the day on which the money is received by the solicitor.”.

Subsection 49 (1)—

Omit “connexion with his”, substitute “connection with the solicitor's”.

Subsection 49 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

    (b)     Omit “, after the expiry of one month after the commencement of this Act,”.

Paragraph 50 (a)—

    (a)     Omit “One thousand dollars” (wherever occurring), substitute “$1,000”.

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Paragraph 50 (b)—

    (a)     Omit “three”, substitute “3”.

    (b)     Omit “One thousand dollars”, substitute “$1,000”.

Section 50—

Omit “him” (last occurring), substitute “the solicitor”.

Subsection 51 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

Subsection 51 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “the next succeeding subsection”, substitute “subsection (3)”.

    (b)     Omit “of this Part”.

    (c)     Omit “of this Act”.

Subsection 51 (3)—

    (a)     Omit “The last preceding subsection”, substitute “Subsection (2)”.

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Subsection 55 (1)—

Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Subparagraph 55 (2) (a) (i)—

Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Subparagraph 55 (2) (a) (ii)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

    (c)     Omit “his”, substitute “the solicitor's”.

Paragraph 55 (2) (c)—

Omit “seven”, substitute “7”.

Subsection 55 (3)—

    (a)     Omit “of this section”.

    (b)     Omit “seven”, substitute “7”.

    (c)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Subsection 56 (1A)—

    (a)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

    (b)     Insert “or she” after “he”.

Subsection 56 (2)—

Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Subsection 58 (1)—

    (a)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

    (b)     Insert “or she” after “he”.

Subsection 58 (1A)—

    (a)     Insert “or she” after “he” (first occurring).

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his” (last occurring).

    (c)     Omit “he” (second and last occurring), substitute “the solicitor”.

Subsection 58 (1B)—

    (a)     Omit “person”, substitute “solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “he” (first occurring), substitute “the solicitor”.

    (c)     Insert “or she” after “he” (last occurring).

Subparagraph 60 (1) (b) (i)—

Omit “the last preceding paragraph”, substitute “paragraph (a)”.

Subsection 60 (3)—

Omit “other than the first audit after the commencement of this Act,”.

Paragraph 63 (1) (b)—

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(b)     this Division applies to that solicitor in respect of the period of 12 months that ended on 31 March immediately preceding the date of the application; and”.

Subsection 63 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “he” (first occurring), substitute “the solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “his” (first occurring), substitute “the”.

    (c)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

Paragraph 63 (1) (d)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

    (c)     Omit “of this subsection”.

Paragraph 63 (1) (f)—

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(f)     that a report under section 61 has not been delivered to the solicitor;”.

Paragraph 63 (1) (g)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

    (b)     Omit “him” (wherever occurring), substitute “the solicitor”.

Paragraph 63 (1) (h)—

Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Subsection 63 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Section 64—

    (a)     Omit “The provisions of this Division do”, substitute “This Division does”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

    (c)     Omit “fourteen”, substitute “14”.

Subsection 65 (1)—

Insert “or her” after “his”.

Paragraph 65 (1) (e)—

Omit “her or his”, substitute “his or her”.

Subsection 65 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “of the Law Society”.

    (b)     Omit “section” (last occurring).

Paragraph 65 (2) (e)—

Omit “her or his”, substitute “his or her”.

Subsection 66 (3)—

Insert “whether or not, in the person's opinion” after “report” (last occurring).

Paragraph 66 (3) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “whether or not, in his opinion,”.

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the person”.

Paragraph 66 (3) (b)—

Omit “whether or not, in his opinion,”.

Paragraph 66 (3) (c)—

    (a)     Omit “whether or not, in his opinion,”.

    (b)     Add at the end “or”.

Paragraph 66 (3) (d)—

    (a)     Omit “whether or not, in his opinion,”.

    (b)     Omit “any provision of”.

Subsection 66 (6)—

Omit “the provisions of”.

Subsection 67 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “or the Secretary” (wherever occurring).

    (b)     Omit “Manager”, substitute “manager”.

    (c)     Omit “charge of”, substitute “charge, of”.

Subsection 67 (3)—

Omit “made in accordance with the last preceding subsection”, substitute “under subsection (2)”.

Subsection 68 (1)—

Insert “or her” after “his” (first occurring).

Paragraph 68 (1) (e)—

Omit “her or his”, substitute “his or her”.

Subsection 68 (2)—

Omit “of the Law Society”.

Paragraph 68 (2) (e)—

Omit “her or his”, substitute “his or her”.

Subsection 70 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “(1) of the next succeeding section”, substitute “71 (1)”.

    (b)     Omit “six”, substitute “6”.

Subsection 70 (3)—

    (a)     Omit “(1) of the next succeeding section”, substitute “71 (1)”.

    (b)     Omit “thirty-first day of”, substitute “31”.

    (c)     Omit “the provisions of this Division apply”, substitute “this Division applies”.

Subsection 70 (5)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Paragraph 70 (6) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “six”, substitute “6”.

    (b)     Omit “(1) of the next succeeding section”, substitute “71 (1)”.

Subsection 70 (6)—

    (a)     Omit “two”, substitute “2”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

    (c)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

    (d)     Omit “him”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Subsection 71 (1)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsections 71 (2) and (3)—

    (a)     Omit “three”, substitute “3”.

    (b)     Omit “of this subsection”.

Subsection 71 (4)—

    (a)     Omit “The last two preceding subsections”, substitute “Subsections (2) and (3)”.

    (b)     Omit “of this section”.

Subsection 72 (1)—

Omit “the next succeeding subsection”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

Subsection 72 (2)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Paragraph 72 (2) (b)—

Omit “seven”, substitute “7”.

Paragraph 72 (4) (b)—

Omit “Three thousand dollars”, substitute “$3,000”.

Subsection 72 (4)—

    (a)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

Paragraph 73 (1) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the solicitor”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

Subsection 73 (1)—

Insert “or her” after “his” (last occurring).

Subsection 73 (2)—

Omit the subsection, substitute the following subsection:

“(2) In subsection (1)—

‘quarter day' means 30 September, 31 December or 31 March.”.

Subsection 74 (2)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Paragraph 74A (4) (ca)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 75 (1)—

Omit “the last preceding Part”, substitute “Part VII”.

Section 77—

Omit “- 1968 ”.

Subsection 79 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “thirtieth day of”, substitute “30”.

    (b)     Omit “of the Law Society”.

    (c)     Omit “twelve”, substitute “12”.

    (d)     Omit “first day of”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 79 (2)—

Omit “twelve”, substitute “12”.

Subsection 79A (1)—

Omit “ (1) ”.

Subsection 81 (2)—

Omit “three”, substitute “3”.

Subsection 82 (1)—

Omit “six”, substitute “6”.

Subsection 83 (3)—

Omit “the Secretary”, substitute “an officer”.

Subsection 84 (4)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (3)”.

Subsection 85 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “(4)”, substitute “(5)”.

        (b)     Omit “twenty-one”, substitute “21”.

    (c)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 85 (2)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 86 (2)—

Omit “of the Law Society”.

Subsection 86 (3)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

Paragraph 88 (1) (b)—

Omit “Fifty thousand dollars”, substitute “$50,000”.

Subsection 88 (4)—

Omit “Fifty thousand dollars”, substitute “$50,000”.

Subsection 89 (1)—

Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 88”.

Subsection 90 (1)—

Omit “of the Law Society” (first occurring).

Paragraphs 90 (2) (a) and (b)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Subsections 93 (1) and (1A)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 93 (2)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (first occurring).

    (b)     Omit “of this Act”.

Subsection 93 (4)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

        (b)     Omit “of this section” (first occurring).

        (c)     Omit “subsection (2) of this section”, substitute “(2)”.

Paragraph 95 (1) (a)—

Omit “his”, substitute “the receiver's”.

Subsection 95 (2)—

Omit “his own”, substitute “the solicitor's”.

Paragraph 95 (2) (a)—

Omit “his”, substitute “the receiver's”.

Subsection 96 (1)—

Omit “(c) of subsection (1) of section 94 of this Act”, substitute “94 (1) (c)”.

Subsection 96 (4)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 96 (5)—

    (a)     Insert “or her” after “him” (wherever occurring).

    (b)     Omit “his”, substitute “the”.

Subsection 97 (1)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (first occurring).

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his” (wherever occurring).

    (c)     Omit “(1) of section 94 of this Act”, substitute “94 (1)”.

Subsection 97 (2)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (first occurring).

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Subsection 98 (3)—

    (a)     Omit “him”, substitute “the receiver”.

    (b)     Omit “either of the last two preceding subsections”, substitute “subsection (1) or (2)”.

Paragraph 99 (1) (b)—

    (a)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the receiver”.

Subsection 100 (1)—

Omit “thirty”, substitute “30”.

Subsection 100 (3)—

Omit “either of the last two preceding subsections”, substitute “subsection (1) or (2)”.

Subsection 100 (4)—

Omit “of this section”.

Paragraph 101 (1) (d)—

Omit “the last preceding paragraph”, substitute “paragraph (c)”.

Section 102—

    (a)     Omit “the next succeeding section”, substitute “section 103”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (last occurring).

Paragraph 102 (a)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 101”.

Subsection 103 (1)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 103 (2)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Subsection 103 (3)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 103 (4)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “of this section”.

Subsection 104 (1)—

    (a)     Insert “or her” after “his” (wherever occurring).

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 104 (2)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

    (c)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

Paragraph 104 (3) (a)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Paragraph 104 (3) (b)—

Omit “him in his”, substitute “the receiver in his or her”.

Paragraph 104 (3) (c)—

Omit “him”, substitute “the receiver”.

Subsection 104 (3)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (last occurring).

Subsection 104 (4)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (3)”.

Subsection 104 (5)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

    (b)     Omit “of this section”.

    (c)     Omit “his”, substitute “the receiver's”.

Subsection 105 (1)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 105 (4)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection from two”, substitute “subsection (3) from 2”.

Section 106—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 110 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “the next succeeding subsection”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

    (b)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

    (c)     Omit “he” (wherever occurring), substitute “the solicitor”.

Subsection 110 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

    (b)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 110A (4)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Paragraph 111 (1) (a)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 111 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “he”, substitute “the person giving notice”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

Subsection 111 (2)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Subsection 111 (4)—

        (a)     Omit “of this section”.

    (b)     Omit “he”, substitute “the Registrar”.

    (c)     Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Subsection 112 (1)—

Omit “(1) of the last preceding section”, substitute “111 (1)”.

Subsection 112 (2)—

Omit “(1) of the last preceding section, he”, substitute “111 (1), the Registrar”.

Subsection 113 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “(1) of section 111 of this Act and he”, substitute “111 (1) and”.

    (b)     Omit “(2) of the last preceding section”, substitute “112 (2)”.

Subsection 113 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “(1) of section 111 of this Act that he”, substitute “111 (1) that he or she”.

    (b)     Omit “(2) of the last preceding section”, substitute “112 (2)”.

    (c)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Subsection 115 (1)—

Omit “his”, substitute “that person's”.

Subsection 115 (2)—

Omit “his”, substitute “the solicitor's”.

Subsection 115 (3)—

Omit “either of the last two preceding subsections”, substitute “subsection (1) or (2)”.

Subsection 116 (1)—

Omit “the last preceding section is, in his”, substitute “section 115 is, in his or her”.

Subsection 116 (2)—

Omit “his certificate under the last preceding subsection”, substitute “the certificate under subsection (1)”.

Subsection 116 (4)—

    (a)     Omit “either of the last two preceding subsections”, substitute “subsection (2) or (3)”.

    (b)     Omit “of this section”.

    (c)     Omit “(3) of the next succeeding section”, substitute “117 (3)”.

Subsection 117 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “fourteen”, substitute “14”.

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 116”.

    (c)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

    (d)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

Subsection 117 (2)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 116”.

Subsection 117 (3)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (b)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

    (c)     Omit “(2) of the last preceding section”, substitute “116 (2)”.

Section 118—

    (a)     Omit “(1) of section 111 of this Act”, substitute “111 (1)”.

    (b)     Omit “fourteen”, substitute “14”.

    (c)     Omit “of this Act” (last occurring).

    (d)     Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 117”.

Section 119—

    (a)     Omit “of this Act” (first occurring).

    (b)     Omit “(3) of section 117 of this Act”, substitute “117 (3)”.

    (c)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

Subsection 120 (3)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

Subsection 120 (4)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (3)”.

Subsection 120 (5)—

Omit “his”.

Subsection 121 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “the last preceding section, the court”, substitute “section 120, the Supreme Court”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Subsection 121 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “the last preceding subsection, the Court”, substitute “subsection (1), the Supreme Court”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (last occurring).

Subsection 121 (3)—

Omit “of this section, the court”, substitute “, the Supreme Court”.

Paragraph 121 (3) (a)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Paragraph 121 (3) (b)—

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(b)     this Part (other than section 120) applies as if the agreement had not been made.”.

Subsection 121 (4)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

Paragraph 122 (a)—

Insert “or herself” after “himself”.

Paragraph 122 (b)—

    (a)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

    (b)     Insert “or she” after “he”.

Subsection 123 (1)—

Omit “the next succeeding subsection”, substitute “subsection (2)”.

Subsection 123 (2)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Paragraph 123 (2) (c)—

    (a)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “his” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 124 (1) (a)—

Omit “his”, substitute “the person's”.

Subsection 124 (2)—

Omit “The last preceding subsection”, substitute “Subsection (1)”.

Paragraph 124 (2) (d)—

Omit “of the Territory”.

Subsection 125 (2)—

    (a)     Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

    (b)     Insert “or her” after “him”.

    (c)     Omit “he” (first occurring), substitute “the person”.

    (d)     Insert “or her” after “his”.

    (e)     Insert “or she” after “he” (last occurring).

Subsection 127 (3)—

    (a)     Omit “of this section”.

    (b)     Insert “or she” after “he” (first occurring).

    (c)     Omit “his” (first occurring), substitute “the”.

Paragraph 127 (3) (b)—

Omit “the last preceding paragraph”, substitute “paragraph (a)”.

Subsection 128 (1)—

    (a)     Omit “ (1) ”.

    (b)     Omit “of the Law Society”.

    (c)     Omit “connexion”, substitute “connection”.

    (d)     Insert “or her” after “his” (wherever occurring).

    (e)     Omit “he”, substitute “the barrister and solicitor”.

Paragraph 128 (1) (a)—

Omit “ -1969 ”.

Subsection 129 (1)—

Omit “of the Law Society”.

Subsection 129 (2)—

Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

Paragraph 129A (1) (d)—

Omit “conduct of a prescribed person”, substitute “employment conduct of an employee or former employee of a solicitor”.

Subsection 129A (2)—

Omit all the words after “complaint”, substitute “referred to in paragraph (1) (d)”.

Subsection 130 (1)—

Omit “one”, substitute “1”.

Paragraph 130 (2) (a)—

Omit “six”, substitute “6”.

Subsection 130 (3)—

    (a)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court” (wherever occurring).

    (b)     Omit “him”, substitute “the person”.

Subsection 130 (4)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (3)”.

Subsection 130A (1)—

    (a)     Omit “Disciplinary Committee”, substitute “Professional Conduct Board”.

    (b)     Insert “Supreme” before “Court”.

    (c)     Omit “of this Act”.

Subsection 130A (2)—

Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.

Further amendments—

1. The following provisions are amended by omitting “of this Act” (wherever occurring):

Section 5 (definition of “trust moneys”), paragraphs 15Q (2) (b) and 63 (1) (c) and subsections 88 (2), 89 (2) and 95 (4).

2. The following provisions are amended by omitting “of this section”:

Subsections 34 (3) and (6), subparagraph 34 (7) (b) (i), paragraphs 34 (8) (a) and (b) and 34 (9) (a) and subsections 74A (3), 83 (4), 84 (3), 105 (5), 111 (3) and 116 (3).

3. The following provisions are amended by inserting “or her” after “his” (wherever occurring):

Section 5 (definition of “unrestricted practising certificate”), subparagraph 15E (1) (a) (iv), section 42F (definition of “solicitor”), subparagraph 42M (1) (d) (i), section 44 (definition of “solicitor”), subsection 47 (1), paragraphs 58 (1A) (a) and 60 (1) (a), subparagraph 60 (1) (b) (ii), paragraphs 72 (2) (a), 73 (1) (b) and 94 (1) (c), subsection 105 (2), section 108, paragraphs 123 (2) (a) and (b), subsection 127 (1) and paragraphs 127 (3) (c) and (d).

4. The following provisions are amended by inserting “or she” after “he”:

Subsection 9 (3), paragraph 15NA (c), subsection 28 (2), paragraph 34 (10) (b), section 42H, paragraph 42M (1) (c), subsection 56 (1), paragraph 74 (2) (b), subsections 98 (4) and 114 (2) and paragraph 127 (3) (a).

5. The following provisions are amended by omitting “he” and substituting “the person” (wherever occurring):

Paragraphs 10 (1) (a), (ab), (b) and (c) and subsection 66 (2).

6. The following provisions are amended by inserting “or her” after “him” (wherever occurring):

Paragraphs 15J (2A) (b), 42L (2) (a), 42M (1) (d), 49 (1) (a) and (b) and 60 (1) (b) and subsection 96 (4).

7. The following provisions are amended by omitting “the Disciplinary Committee” (wherever occurring) and substituting “the Professional Conduct Board”:

Subsections 25 (1), (5), (6) and (8), 25A (1), 26 (1) and (2), 27 (1) and 28 (1), (3) and (4), section 33, subsections 34 (3) and (6), paragraphs 34 (7) (a), (9) (b) and (10) (b), subsection 38 (1) and paragraphs 40A (3) (c), 42B (b), 42M (3) (c), 65 (1) (d) and (2) (d) and 68 (1) (d) and (2) (d).

8. The following provisions are amended by omitting “barrister and” (wherever occurring):

Paragraphs 31 (a), 34 (10) (a) and 37 (2) (b), subparagraphs 40A (1) (a) (ii) and (b) (ii) and paragraphs 40A (1) (c) and 42B (a) and (b).



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