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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 547

Cross-border protocols

    (1)     The Law Society may enter into arrangements ( cross-border protocols ) with corresponding authorities for or in relation to investigating and dealing with conduct that appears to have occurred in more than one jurisdiction.

    (2)     In particular, a cross-border protocol may provide for any of the following:

        (a)     providing principles to assist in deciding if conduct occurs, either generally or in specified classes of cases;

        (b)     giving and receiving consent for conduct occurring in a jurisdiction to be dealt with under a law of another jurisdiction;

        (c)     the procedures to be adopted for requesting and conducting the investigation of any aspect of complaints under this Part.

    (3)     A cross-border protocol does not have effect in this jurisdiction unless it is embodied or identified in the regulations.



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