Consultation
6 Consultation
For the purposes of section 21(2)(b)(iii) of the Legal Profession Act 2006:
the President of the Law Society must, in each year, nominate to the Chief Justice at least one solicitor to represent the Society; and
the President of the Northern Territory Bar Association Incorporated must, in each year, nominate to the Chief Justice at least one barrister to represent the Association.
The nominations must be made in writing no later than 31 July.
The consultation required under section 21(2)(b) of the Legal Profession Act 2006 is to be conducted as the Chief Justice considers appropriate.
The Chief Justice may (but is not obliged to) refer adverse comments made about an applicant to the applicant for a response.
If the Chief Justice refers an adverse comment to the applicant, the Chief Justice is not obliged to disclose the source of the comment.
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