Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of local registration—failure to show cause
194 Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of local registration—failure to show cause
The law society may refuse to grant or renew, or may amend, suspend or cancel, local registration if the applicant for registration or the locally registered foreign lawyer—
is required by section 192 or 193 to give a written statement relating to a matter to the law society and the applicant or foreign lawyer has not done so; or
has given a written statement under section 192 or 193 but the law society does not consider the applicant or foreign lawyer has shown in the statement that, despite the show cause event concerned, he or she is a fit and proper person to be a locally registered foreign lawyer.
For subsection (1)(b), a written statement accepted by the law society as mentioned in section 193(3) is taken to have been given under section 193.
If the law society decides to refuse to grant or renew an application for local registration, or to amend, suspend or cancel the registration of, a locally registered foreign lawyer—
the law society must give the person an information notice about the decision; and
the person may apply, as provided under the QCAT Act, to the tribunal for a review of the decision.
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