Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) There is to be a register (the register of disciplinary action ) of—
(a) disciplinary action taken under this Act against Australian legal practitioners; and
(b) disciplinary action taken under a corresponding law against Australian legal practitioners who are or were enrolled or practising in the ACT when the conduct that is the subject of the disciplinary action happened; and
(c) disciplinary action taken under this Act against the employee of a solicitor.
Note Action may be taken against a solicitor in relation to a complaint about unsatisfactory employment conduct of an employee of the solicitor (see s 431 (Decisions of disciplinary tribunal — unsatisfactory employment conduct)).
(2) The register must include—
(a) the full name of the person against whom the disciplinary action was taken; and
(b) the person's business address or former business address; and
(c) the person's home jurisdiction or most recent home jurisdiction; and
(d) particulars of the disciplinary action taken; and
(e) other particulars prescribed by regulation.
(3) For disciplinary action taken against an Australian legal practitioner, the register may also include the date and jurisdiction of the person's first and any later admission to the legal profession.
(4) The register may be kept in a form decided by the licensing body and may form part of other registers.
(5) The register must be available for public inspection on—
(a) the internet site of the licensing body; or
(b) an internet site identified on the internet site of the licensing body.
(6) Information in the register may be provided to members of the public in any other way approved by the licensing body.
(7) The licensing body may correct an error or omission in the register.
(8) The requirement to keep the register applies only in relation to disciplinary action taken after the commencement of this section, but details relating to earlier disciplinary action may be included in the register.