Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 651

651 Power to disregard procedural lapses

(1) The committee may order that a failure by the commissioner to observe a procedural requirement in relation to a complaint, investigation matter or discipline application is to be disregarded, if the committee is satisfied the parties to the hearing have not been prejudiced by the failure.

(2) This section applies whether the failure happened—

(a) before the making of the discipline application resulting from the complaint or investigation matter; or

(b) after the making of the discipline application.

(3) Subsection (1) does not limit the committee’s power to disregard a failure by another person to observe a procedural requirement.