Suspending or cancelling local practising certificate—additional grounds—Act, s 55 (2)
14 Suspending or cancelling local practising certificate—additional grounds—Act, s 55 (2)
Each of the following is a ground for suspending a local practising certificate:
the holder fails to pay any fine, or any costs, fees or expenses, payable by the holder under the Act;
if requested, in writing, by the relevant council to explain stated conduct by the holder as a legal practitioner, the holder fails, without reasonable excuse, to give a reasonable written explanation to the council about the conduct;
for the holder of an unrestricted practising certificate—a report under the Act, section 237 (Investigator’s report) or the Act, section 247 (External examiner’s report) discloses a deficiency in any trust money of a law practice of which the practitioner is an associate and for which the practitioner did not have a reasonable excuse;
the holder fails to comply with a direction of the relevant council under the Act, section 413 (2) (d) (Summary conclusion of complaint procedure by fine etc);
the holder fails to comply with an order of the ACAT under the Act, section 425 (5) (b), (c), (d), (e) or (h) (ACAT orders—Australian legal practitioners);
the holder fails to comply with an order of the ACAT under the Act, section 429 (a) or (b) (ACAT orders—employees of solicitors).
Each of the following is a ground for cancellation of a local practising certificate:
the holder is sentenced to a term of imprisonment;
for the holder of an unrestricted practising certificate—the holder becomes bankrupt or executes a personal insolvency agreement.
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