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LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 279

Notification to respondent about complaint

279 Notification to respondent about complaint

(1) The designated local regulatory authority--
(a) may, after receiving a complaint, notify the respondent of the complaint or give the respondent a summary or details of the complaint; and
(b) subject to section 281, must, as soon as practicable after the designated local regulatory authority decides to investigate a complaint under section 282 and if it has not already done so, give the respondent a summary or details of the complaint and a notice informing the respondent of the right to make submissions; and
(c) must, before making a determination and if it has not already done so, give the respondent a summary or details of the complaint and a notice informing the respondent of the right to make submissions.
(2) A notice informing the respondent of the right to make submissions must specify a period of 21 days in which submissions must be received or a shorter or longer period if the designated local regulatory authority reasonably believes a different period is warranted in the circumstances.



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