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TASMANIA
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LEGAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT BILL 2018
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 458 amended (Application against determinations)
5. Repeal of Act
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LEGAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT BILL 2018
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
SHANE DONNELLY, Clerk of the House
26 September 2018
(Brought in by the Minister for Justice, the Honourable Elise
Nicole Archer)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Legal Profession Act 2007
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Legal Profession
Amendment Act 2018.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Legal Profession Act 2007* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
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*No. 24 of 2007
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4. Section 458 amended (Application against
determinations)
Section 458 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (3) the following
subsections:
(4) The Supreme Court may determine its
own practice and procedure for
determining an application made to it
under this section.
(5) The Tribunal may determine an
application, made to it under this section,
in accordance with Part 4.7, other than
sections 464, 466(7)(b), 467(5)(b) and
468, as if the application were an
application made under Division 2 of that
Part.
(6) For the avoidance of doubt -
(a) an application made under this
section, that was made before the
commencement of the Legal
Profession Amendment Act 2018,
is taken to have been validly
made if the application was
accepted by the Tribunal or Court
to which it was made; and
(b) the determination of an
application under this section by
the Tribunal, before the
commencement of the Legal
Profession Amendment Act 2018,
is not invalid solely on the
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grounds that the application was
determined in accordance with
Part 4.7.
5. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and
sixty fifth day from the day on which it
commences.
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