Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Without limiting section 464 or 465, the following conduct is capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct:
(a) conduct consisting of a contravention of this Act;
(b) charging of excessive legal costs in connection with the practice of law;
(c) conduct in respect of which there is a conviction for:
(i) a serious offence; or
(ii) a tax offence; or
(iii) an offence involving dishonesty;
(d) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner as or in becoming an insolvent under administration;
(e) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner in becoming disqualified from managing or being involved in the management of any corporation under the Corporations Act;
(f) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner in failing to comply with an order of the Disciplinary Tribunal made under this Act or an order of a corresponding disciplinary order made under a corresponding law (including but not limited to a failure to pay wholly or partly a fine imposed under this Act or a corresponding law);
(g) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner in failing to comply with a compensation order made under this Act or a corresponding law.
(2) Also, without limiting section 464 or 465, the following acts or omissions are capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct:
(a) a failure by an Australian legal practitioner to comply with any requirement made by the Law Society or investigator, or a person authorised by the Society or investigator, in the exercise of powers conferred by Part 6.4;
(b) a contravention by an Australian legal practitioner of any condition imposed by the Society or investigator in the exercise of powers conferred by Part 6.4;
(c) a failure by a legal practitioner director of an incorporated legal practice to ensure the incorporated legal practice, or any officer or employee of the incorporated legal practice, complies with any of the following:
(i) any requirement made by the Society or investigator, or a person authorised by the Society or investigator, in the exercise of powers conferred by Part 6.4;
(ii) any condition imposed by the Society or investigator in the exercise of powers conferred by Part 6.4.