Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 472

472 Discipline register

(1) The commissioner must keep a register (the
"discipline register" ) about the following—

(a) disciplinary action taken under this Act against an Australian legal practitioner or in relation to a law practice employee;

(b) disciplinary action taken under a corresponding law against an Australian legal practitioner who is or was admitted to the legal profession under this Act or a previous Act or practising in this jurisdiction, when the conduct that is the subject of the disciplinary action happened.

(2) The discipline register must include—

(a) the full name of the person against whom the disciplinary action was taken and the law practice who employs or employed the person; and

(b) the person’s business address or former business address; and

(c) for an Australian legal practitioner—the practitioner’s home jurisdiction; and

(d) particulars of the disciplinary action taken; and

(e) other particulars prescribed under a regulation.

(3) The discipline register may be kept in a form decided by the commissioner, including forming part of other registers.

(4) The discipline register must be available for public inspection on—

(a) the internet site of the commissioner; or

(b) an internet site identified on the internet site of the commissioner.

(5) Information recorded in the discipline register may be given to members of the public in another way approved by the commissioner.

(6) The commissioner may cause any error in or omission from the discipline register to be corrected.

(7) The requirement to keep the discipline register applies only in relation to disciplinary action taken after the commencement of this section, but details relating to earlier disciplinary action may be included in the register.