New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 276

276 Preliminary assessment of complaint

(1) The designated local regulatory authority must conduct a preliminary assessment of a complaint.

(2) When conducting the preliminary assessment--

(a) the designated local regulatory authority may request further information to be provided within a specified period by the complainant, the respondent or another person who may have relevant information; and

(b) the designated local regulatory authority is not bound by rules of evidence and may inform itself on any matter in any manner as it thinks fit.

(3) Any evidence or information obtained by the designated local regulatory authority in the course of conducting a preliminary assessment may be used by the designated local regulatory authority or an investigator in or in relation to any later investigation or consideration of the complaint.

(4) The designated local regulatory authority may complete a preliminary assessment even if requested information is not provided within the specified period.