Legal Profession Act 2006

(1) If the Law Society considers reasonable grounds exist to amend, suspend or cancel a person's registration by it as a foreign lawyer (the action), the Society must give the person a notice that:

(i) if the proposed action is to amend the registration in any way – specifies the proposed amendment; and

(ii) if the proposed action is to suspend the registration – specifies the proposed suspension period; and

(c) outlines the facts and circumstances that form the basis for the Society's belief; and

(d) invites the person to make written representations to the Society, within a specified time not less than 7 days and not more than 28 days, as to why the action proposed should not be taken.

(2) If, after considering all written representations made within the specified time, the Society still believes grounds exist to take the action, the Society may:

(a) if the notice specified the action proposed was to amend the registration – amend the registration in the way specified or in another way the Society considers appropriate in the light of the representations; or

(b) if the notice specified the action proposed was to suspend the registration for a specified period – suspend the registration for a period no longer than the specified period; or

(c) if the notice specified the action proposed was to cancel the registration:

(iii) amend the registration in a less onerous way the Society considers appropriate because of the representations.

(3) The Society may, at its discretion, consider representations made after the specified time.

(4) The Society must give the person notice of the Society's decision.

(5) If the Society amends, suspends or cancels the registration, the Society must give the person an information notice.

amend, registration, means amend the registration by imposing a condition under section 216 during its currency, otherwise than at the request of the foreign lawyer concerned.