Statutory condition regarding notice of offence
76 Statutory condition regarding notice of offence
(1) It is a statutory condition of a local practising certificate that the holder of the certificate must give written notice to the Law Society that the holder has been:
(a) convicted of an offence that would have to be disclosed under the admission rules in relation to an application for admission to the legal profession under this Act; or
charged with a serious offence.
The notice must be given within 7 days after the event.
(3) The regulations, or legal profession rules if the regulations do not do so, may specify the person to whom or the address to which the notice is to be sent or delivered.
(4) This section does not apply to an offence to which Division 6 applies.
This provision refers to the regulations (The regulations
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