Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 357

    (1)     This section applies if a default appears to be a default to which a corresponding law applies and to have—

        (a)     happened solely in the ACT; or

        (b)     happened in more than 1 jurisdiction (including the ACT); or

        (c)     happened in circumstances in which it cannot be decided precisely in which jurisdiction the default happened.

    (2)     The law society council may act as agent of a corresponding authority, if requested to do so by the corresponding authority, for the purpose of processing or investigating a claim about the default or aspects of the claim.

    (3)     If the law society council agrees to act as agent of a corresponding authority under subsection (2), the council may exercise any of its functions in relation to processing or investigating the claim or aspects of the claim as if the claim had been made under this part.