Return of local registration certificate on amendment, suspension or cancellation of registration
208 Return of local registration certificate on amendment, suspension or cancellation of registration
(1) This section applies if a person's registration under this Part as a foreign lawyer is amended, suspended or cancelled.
(2) The Law Society may give the person a notice requiring the person to return the certificate to the Society in the way specified in the notice within a specified period of not less than 14 days.
The person must comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3) if the person has a reasonable excuse.
(5) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
(6) If the certificate is amended, the Society must return the certificate to the person as soon as practicable after amending it.
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