Legal Practitioners Act 1981

If the Society considers reasonable grounds exist to amend, suspend or cancel a person's registration as a foreign lawyer (the action), the Society must give the person a notice that—

states the action proposed and—

if the proposed action is to amend the registration in any way—states the proposed amendment; and

if the proposed action is to suspend the registration—states the proposed suspension period; and

states the grounds for proposing to take the action; and

outlines the facts and circumstances that form the basis for the Society's belief; and

invites the person to make written representations to the Society, within a specified time not less than 7 days and not more than 28 days, as to why the action proposed should not be taken.

If, after considering all written representations made within the specified time, the Society still believes grounds exist to take the action, the Society may—

if the notice stated the action proposed was to amend the registration—amend the registration in the way specified or in another way the Society considers appropriate in the light of the representations; or

if the notice stated the action proposed was to suspend the registration for a specified period—suspend the registration for a period no longer than the specified period; or

if the notice stated the action proposed was to cancel the registration—

cancel the registration; or

suspend the registration for a period; or

amend the registration in a less onerous way the Society considers appropriate because of the representations.

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If the Society amends, suspends or cancels the registration, the Society must give the person an information notice.

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