Dismissal of complaint

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After completing an investigation of a complaint against an Australian legal practitioner, the Law Society may dismiss the complaint if satisfied:

(a)

it is frivolous or vexatious; or

(b) there is no reasonable likelihood that the practitioner will be found guilty by the Disciplinary Tribunal of either unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct; or

(c)

it is in the public interest to do so.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement Second reading speech

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498 Dismissal of complaint