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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 231

Application of Parts 31, 34, 35 and Chapters 5, 6 and 9

    (1)     Subject to subsection (2) and the regulations, Parts 3.1, 3.4 and 3.5 and Chapters 5, 6 and 9 (the applied provisions ) apply (with the necessary modifications) in relation to a complying community legal centre as if:

        (a)     a reference in the applied provisions to a law practice were a reference to a complying community legal centre; and

        (b)     the supervising legal practitioner of the centre were the principal of the practice.

    (2)     In addition, a complying community legal centre must not operate a trust account under Part 3.1 unless the centre's supervising legal practitioner is a signatory to the account.

    (3)     For subsection (1), the following provisions also apply in relation to the application of the applied provisions:

        (a)     definitions necessary to give effect to the applied provisions;

        (b)     regulations made for the applied provisions.



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