Lawyer to give notice of foreign regulatory action
109 Lawyer to give notice of foreign regulatory action
A person is guilty of an offence if:
(a) the person is a local lawyer other than a local legal practitioner; and
(b) foreign regulatory action has been taken in relation to the person; and
(c) the person fails to give a Registrar written notice of the action as soon as practicable after it is taken.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
A person is guilty of an offence if:
the person is a local legal practitioner; and
(b) foreign regulatory action has been taken in relation to the person; and
(c) the person fails to give the Law Society written notice of the action as soon as practicable after it is taken.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a).
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