Decision after investigation
496 Decision after investigation
(1) After completing an investigation of a complaint against an Australian legal practitioner, the Law Society must:
(a) start proceedings in the Disciplinary Tribunal under this Chapter; or
dismiss the complaint under this Chapter; or
take action under section 499.
(2) Unless section 499 applies, the Society must start proceedings in the Tribunal in relation to a complaint against an Australian legal practitioner if satisfied there is a reasonable likelihood the practitioner will be found by the Tribunal to have engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct.
Nothing in this section affects section 479.
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