New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW APPLICATION ACT 2014 - SECT 25

25 NSW Commissioner may require Councils to provide information

(1) The NSW Commissioner may, for the purpose of exercising the NSW Commissioner's functions, do any of the following--

(a) require the Bar Council or Law Society Council to provide information received by the Council that gives the Council reason to believe that an Australian legal practitioner has engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct,

(b) require the Bar Council or Law Society Council to provide information relating to an application for an Australian practising certificate,

(c) require the Bar Council or Law Society Council to provide information relating to a notification made by an Australian lawyer or an Australian-registered foreign lawyer for the purpose of complying with the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) , the Uniform Rules, this Act or the regulations,

(d) require the Bar Council or Law Society Council to notify the NSW Commissioner of the Council's intention to grant, refuse to grant, cancel or suspend an Australian practising certificate.

(2) A requirement by the NSW Commissioner under this section may relate to a specific case or may be made in general terms so as to relate to all cases or to a class of cases.

(3) The Bar Council or Law Society Council must take into account any representations made by the NSW Commissioner on a matter under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) , the Uniform Rules or this section.