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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 108

Lawyer to give notice of interstate orders

    (1)     A person is guilty of an offence if:

        (a)     the person is a local lawyer other than a local legal practitioner; and

        (b)     an order is made under a corresponding law recommending that the person's name be removed from the local roll; and

        (c)     the person fails to give a Registrar written notice of the removal under section 110 as soon as practicable after the removal.

Maximum penalty:     500 penalty units.

    (2)     A person is guilty of an offence if:

        (a)     the person is a local legal practitioner; and

        (b)     an order or decision is made under a corresponding law that:

            (i)     the person's local practising certificate be suspended or cancelled; or

            (ii)     a local practising certificate not be granted to the person for a period; or

            (iii)     conditions be imposed on the person's local practising certificate; and

        (c)     the person fails to give a Registrar written notice of the order or decision under section 110 as soon as practicable after the removal.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.

    (3)     Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a).



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