Investigations
263 Investigations
The law society may, on its own initiative or if asked by the commissioner, investigate the affairs of a law practice under this division.
The investigation—
may be in relation to a particular allegation or suspicion regarding trust money, trust property, a trust account or another aspect of the affairs of the law practice; or
may be carried out as a routine investigation.
The principal purposes of an investigation are—
to find out whether the law practice has complied with or is complying with this part; and
to detect and prevent defaults in relation to the law practice.
Subsection (3) does not limit the scope of the investigation or the powers of the investigator conducting the investigation.
An investigation of the affairs of a law practice under this division is a part 3.3 investigation.
Note—
Chapter 6 applies to a part 3.3 investigation—see section 540.
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