Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1970 (REPEALED) - SECT 36A

    (1)     Where—

        (a)     the name of a person is removed from the roll of legal practitioners; or

        (b)     the right of a person to practise in the ACT as a solicitor or as a barrister and solicitor is suspended;

a practising certificate held by the person is, by force of this section, cancelled.

    (2)     The law society shall cancel an unrestricted practising certificate held by a legal practitioner if he or she—

        (a)     becomes bankrupt; or

        (b)     applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or

        (c)     compounds with creditors or makes an assignment of remuneration for the benefit of creditors.

    (3)     The law society may cancel a practising certificate held by a legal practitioner who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment.