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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 No. 24 - SECT 436

436 Commissioner investigating a complaint or investigation matter

(1) The commissioner must investigate a complaint or an investigation matter if the commissioner is satisfied--

(a) it is inconsistent with the public interest for the relevant regulatory authority to investigate the complaint or investigation matter; or
(b) it is in the public interest for the commissioner to investigate the complaint or investigation matter.

(2) Also, the commissioner must investigate a complaint or investigation matter that is not mentioned in subsection (1) but is not referred to a regulatory authority under section 435(2).

(3) If the commissioner considers it appropriate to start or continue an investigation into a complaint or investigation matter that was referred to a regulatory authority under section 435(2), the commissioner may do so by giving a written notice of the commissioner's decision to the authority.

(4) A regulatory authority given a notice under subsection (3) must give to the commissioner all documents relating to the investigation into the complaint or investigation matter.



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