Definitions
1 Definitions
In this Schedule—
complaint investigation means an investigation of a complaint under Part
6 and includes an investigation made into the conduct of a legal practitioner or former legal practitioner on the Commissioner's own initiative or at the request of the Attorney‑General or the
Society;
ILP compliance audit means the conduct of an audit under Schedule
1 clause 19 in relation to an incorporated legal practice;
investigator means—
an investigator under Schedule
2; or
an external examiner under Schedule
2; or
the
Commissioner or a person authorised by the Commissioner to investigate a complaint or the conduct of a legal practitioner or former legal practitioner under Part
6 Division 2; or
a person appointed by the Society to conduct an ILP compliance audit;
law practice includes—
an
Australian-registered foreign lawyer who practises foreign law on the foreign lawyer's own account; and
a partnership consisting of 1 or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers or 1 or more Australian legal practitioners, or both;
trust account examination means an external examination of the trust records of a law practice under Schedule 2;
trust account investigation means an investigation of the affairs of a law practice under
Schedule 2.
For the purposes of this Schedule—
law practice includes the Legal Services Commission; and
an
associate of the Commission is an employee of the Commission (whether or not a legal practitioner) who is not a principal of the Commission; and
a
principal of the Commission is a legal practitioner who is generally responsible for the provision of legal services by the Commission.
In this Schedule—
a reference to a legal practitioner is to be taken to include a reference to an Australian-registered foreign lawyer; and
a reference to a former legal practitioner is to be taken to include a reference to a former Australian-registered foreign lawyer.
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