Lawyer to give notice of interstate orders
108 Lawyer to give notice of interstate orders
A person is guilty of an offence if:
(a) the person is a local lawyer other than a local legal practitioner; and
(b) an order is made under a corresponding law recommending that the person's name be removed from the local roll; and
(c) the person fails to give a Registrar written notice of the removal under section 110 as soon as practicable after the removal.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
A person is guilty of an offence if:
the person is a local legal practitioner; and
an order or decision is made under a corresponding law that:
(i) the person's local practising certificate be suspended or cancelled; or
(ii) a local practising certificate not be granted to the person for a period; or
(iii) conditions be imposed on the person's local practising certificate; and
(c) the person fails to give a Registrar written notice of the order or decision under section 110 as soon as practicable after the removal.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a).
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