Disciplinary action taken because of infirmity, injury or illness
545 Disciplinary action taken because of infirmity, injury or illness
(1) Disciplinary action taken against a person must not be recorded in the Register or otherwise publicised under this Part if the action was taken because of the person's material inability to properly to engage in legal practice.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the disciplinary action involves:
(a) the suspension or cancellation of the person's Australian practising certificate; or
(b) a refusal to grant or renew an Australian practising certificate applied for by the person; or
(c) a restriction or prohibition on the person's right to engage in legal practice.
(3) However, if the disciplinary action involves a matter mentioned in subsection (2), the reason for the disciplinary action and any other information relating to the inability must not:
be recorded in the Register; or
(b) be otherwise publicised under this Part without the person's consent.
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