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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 554

Power to hold hearings under pt 6.4

    (1)     The law society council or an investigator may hold hearings for the purposes of an investigation, examination or audit to which this part applies.

    (2)     The Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

(Cwlth), section 52, section 56 (1), section 58, section 59 (1), (2), (5), (6) and (8) and section 60 (except paragraph (b)) apply to a hearing, with the following changes (and any changes prescribed by regulation and any other necessary changes):

        (a)     a reference to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (however expressed) is taken to be a reference to the law society council or investigator;

        (b)     a reference to a member or staff member is taken to be a reference to the law society council or a person authorised by the council who is an officer or employee of the law society;

        (c)     a reference to a prescribed form is taken to be a reference to a form approved by the law society council under section 587.



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