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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 488

Notice of appointment

    (1)     As soon as possible after a manager is appointed for a law practice, the relevant council must give written notice of the appointment to—

        (a)     the practice; and

        (b)     anyone else authorised to operate any trust account of the practice; and

        (c)     any external examiner appointed to examine the practice's trust records; and

        (d)     the ADI with which any trust account of the practice is kept; and

        (e)     any legal practitioner associate of the practice named under subsection (2) (f); and

        (f)     anyone whom the council believes, on reasonable grounds, should be given notice of the appointment.

    (2)     The notice must—

        (a)     identify the law practice and the manager; and

        (b)     indicate that the external intervention is by way of appointment of a manager; and

        (c)     state the term of the appointment; and

        (d)     state any reporting requirements to be observed by the manager; and

        (e)     state any conditions imposed by the relevant council when the appointment was made; and

        (f)     name any legal practitioner associate of the practice who must not participate in the affairs of the practice except under the direct supervision of the manager; and

        (g)     include a statement that the law practice may appeal against the appointment of the manager under section 514; and

        (h)     contain or be accompanied by any other information or material prescribed by regulation.



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