Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 715

715 Regulation-making power

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a regulation may be made—

(a) authorising the Brisbane registrar to give to a regulatory authority of this jurisdiction or another jurisdiction the date of a person’s admission to the legal profession and other relevant information about the person’s admission; and

(b) imposing a penalty, not exceeding 20 penalty units, for a contravention of a regulation; and

(c) providing for fees; and

(d) allowing a law practice that is a sole practitioner to continue to engage in legal practice after the death of the sole practitioner and applying the provisions of this Act to the law practice and the employees of that practice; and

(e) providing for the practice and procedure of the committee.

(3) A regulation mentioned in subsection (2) (c) may be made—

(a) prescribing fees and costs payable as mentioned in the regulation, including, for example, fees and costs payable for matters dealt with by the Supreme Court or an entity established under this Act; and

(b) providing for the refund or remission of fees and costs.

(4) A regulation may provide that a contravention of the regulation is capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct of the person who has contravened.

(5) Also, a regulation may be made about a matter for which a regulatory authority may make rules and, if a regulation provides for the matter, the regulation prevails to the extent of any inconsistency.