Schedule 4 Amendment of Chapter 4 of Legal Profession Act 2004
(Section 3)
[1] Section 508 Practitioner to be notified of complaint
Insert “to” after “likely” in section 508 (3).
Omit “to” wherever occurring at the beginning of each paragraph.
[3] Section 511 Summary dismissal of complaints
Omit “authority” wherever occurring in section 511 (1) (a) and (h).Insert instead “Commissioner or Council”.
Omit “an”. Insert instead “any”.
[5] Section 533 Referral of matters to costs assessors
Insert after section 533 (4):(5) No fee is payable under section 354 (How to make an application for costs assessment) for any such application.
[6] Sections 537 (1) (c) and (2), 542 (1) (c), 559 (2) (b) and 571 (5) (b) (i)
Omit “section 540 (Summary conclusion of complaint procedure by caution, reprimand or compensation order)” wherever occurring.Insert instead “section 540 (Summary conclusion of complaint procedure by caution, reprimand, compensation order or imposition of conditions)”.
[7] Section 540 Summary conclusion of complaint procedure by caution, reprimand, compensation order or imposition of conditions
Insert after section 540 (2) (c):(d) determine that a specified condition be imposed on the practitioner’s practising certificate.
Insert “or that a condition be imposed on an Australian legal practitioner’s practising certificate under this section,” after “this section,”.
Insert after section 540 (5) after the note:(6) If the Commissioner determines that a specified condition be imposed on a practising certificate, the appropriate Council is required to impose and maintain the condition. The condition may be amended, suspended, reinstated or revoked with the concurrence of the Commissioner.
[10] Section 570 Request by complainant for compensation order
Omit section 570 (1). Insert instead:(1) A complainant may request a compensation order in respect of loss suffered by:(a) the complainant, or(b) another person who is a client of the law practice to which the Australian legal practitioner concerned belongs,(or both) because of the conduct the subject of the complaint. The complainant, or other person, suffering the loss is referred to in this Part as an aggrieved person.
Omit “the complainant”. Insert instead “the aggrieved person”.
[12] Section 571 Compensation orders
Omit “complainant” from section 571 (1) and (2) wherever occurring.Insert instead “aggrieved person”.
[13] Section 572 Prerequisites to making of compensation orders
Omit “complainant” from section 572 (1) (a).Insert instead “aggrieved person”.
Omit “complainant”. Insert instead “aggrieved person”.
[15] Section 573 Making of compensation orders
Insert “539 or” after “section” in section 573 (3) (a) (i).
Insert after section 573 (6):(7) A compensation order may specify the person to whom monetary compensation is payable, whether to the aggrieved person or to another person on behalf of the aggrieved person.
[17] Section 575 Other remedies not affected
Omit “a complainant”. Insert instead “an aggrieved person”.
Omit “the complainant”. Insert instead “the aggrieved person”.
Insert after section 598:599 Conditions imposed under this Chapter
Any requirements of Chapter 2 (General requirements for engaging in legal practice) relating to the imposition of conditions do not apply to conditions imposed under this Chapter.