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LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1981 - SECT 14AB

14AB—Certain matters to be reported by Society

        (1)         If—

            (a)         the Society appoints an investigator or external examiner under Schedule 2 or a supervisor or a manager under Division 9 of Part 3; or

            (b)         the Society determines that a claim made against the Fidelity Fund is valid; or

            (c)         a matter comes to the attention of the Society such that the Society decides that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a legal practitioner, former legal practitioner or Australian-registered foreign lawyer has committed an act or omission that would constitute unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct,

the Society must, as soon as practicable, provide a report to the Commissioner in relation to the matter.

        (2)         The Society must comply with any reasonable request of the Commissioner for further information in relation to the subject matter of a report under this section.



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