Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 746

746 Examples for ch 4 of things under s 718

(1) In relation to chapter 4, the following are examples of authorised actions or documents for section 718 in relation to matters dealt with under the Legal Profession Act 2004 —

(a) a consent under previous section 250(2)(a) or (b);

(b) a complaint or delegation under previous section 256;

(c) a notice under previous section 257(1) requiring a complainant to do a thing;

(d) an extension of time under previous section 257(3);

(e) a referral, dismissal, decision or information notice under previous section 258;

(f) a dismissal under previous section 259;

(g) a withdrawal under previous section 260;

(h) a referral of a complaint or an investigation matter, or an extension or direction in relation to a complaint or an investigation matter, under previous section 265;

(i) a notice under previous section 266(3) or 267(1);

(j) an appointment of an investigator, or a report or recommendation, under previous section 268;

(k) an engagement of a costs assessor, or a notice to an Australian legal practitioner, under previous section 269;

(l) a written submission under previous section 270;

(m) a referral of a matter under previous section 271;

(n) a starting of proceedings under previous section 273;

(o) a dismissal of a complaint under previous section 274;

(p) a discipline application under previous section 276 or a variation of a discipline application under previous section 278;

(q) an order under previous section 279, 280, 282, 284 or 286;

(r) an appeal under previous section 292, 293 or 294;

(s) a register under previous section 296;

(t) an arrangement entered into under previous section 302 or 305;

(u) a request or report under previous section 303;

(v) an investigation, authorisation or report under previous section 304;

(w) a waiver under previous section 313.

(2) Also, in relation to chapter 4 of this Act, the following are examples of obligations for section 718 in relation to matters dealt with under the Legal Profession Act 2004 —

(a) an obligation under previous section 267 to give written notice to a respondent;

(b) an obligation under previous section 268 to investigate and report about a complaint or investigation matter;

(c) an obligation of an Australian legal practitioner under previous section 269 to comply with a requirement;

(d) an obligation under previous section 270(3) to consider submissions;

(e) an obligation of the commissioner under previous section 275 to record his or her decision about a complaint;

(f) an obligation of a disciplinary body under previous section 277 to hear and decide each allegation stated in a discipline application;

(g) an obligation of the Brisbane registrar under previous section 281 after the tribunal makes an order as mentioned in that previous section;

(h) an obligation under an order under previous section 280, 282 or 284;

(i) an obligation under previous section 285 to give effect to and notify an order as mentioned in that previous section;

(j) an obligation of the commissioner under previous section 296 to keep the discipline register;

(k) an obligation under previous section 299 to remove any reference to disciplinary action that is quashed on an appeal.

(3) Also, in relation to chapter 4, the statement in previous section 300 that no liability was incurred as mentioned in that section is an example of a protection for section 718 in relation to matters dealt with under the Legal Profession Act 2004 .