When considering whether to recommend removal of a solicitor's name from the Roll under s 456 of the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), the Tribunal must consider both the protective purpose and the wider purposes of preserving the good standing of the profession and the Roll, but those wider purposes do not mandate removal where the practitioner's misconduct occurred during a period of significant mental illness, the practitioner has demonstrated genuine remorse and cooperation, and psychiatric evidence supports a finding that the practitioner is not permanently unfit to practise. The distinction between 'character' (actual nature) and 'reputation' is relevant: misconduct committed during mental illness may not reflect the practitioner's true character.
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