South Australian Numbered Acts

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2013 (NO 44 OF 2013)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Amendment provisions

   PART 2--Amendment of Legal Practitioners Act 1981

   4.      Amendment of section 5--Interpretation
   5.      Insertion of section 5A
   6.      Amendment of section 6--Fusion of legal profession
   7.      Amendment of section 8--Officers and employees of Society
   8.      Amendment of section 12--Minutes of proceedings
   9.      Amendment of section 13--Society's right of audience
   10.     Amendment of section 14AB--Certain matters to be reported by Society
   11.     Amendment of section 14B--Establishment of LPEAC
   12.     Amendment of section 14C--Functions of LPEAC
   13.     Amendment of section 14E--Procedures of LPEAC
   14.     Amendment of section 15--Entitlement to admission
   15.     Amendment of section 16--Issue of practising certificate
   16.     Amendment of section 18--Term and renewal of practising certificates
   17.     Insertion of Part 3 Divisions 2A to 2C Division 2A--Amendment, suspension or cancellation of practising certificates
   20AF.   Revocation of amendment, suspension or cancellation of practising certificate Division 2B--Special powers in relation to practising certificates--show cause events
   20AI.   Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of practising certificate--failure to show cause Division 2C--Further provisions relating to practising certificates
   18.     Amendment of section 21--Entitlement to practise
   19.     Amendment of section 23AA--Employment of disqualified person
   20.     Amendment of section 23B --Limitations or conditions on practice under laws of participating States
   21.     Amendment of section 23D--Notification of establishment of office required
   22.     Insertion of
   23.     Substitution of Part 3 Division 4 Division 4--Provisions regulating legal practice by corporations
   24.     Application of Schedule 1
   25.     Application of Schedule 2
   26.     Substitution of Part 3 Division 8 Division 8--Costs disclosure and adjudication
   27.     Amendment of section 43A--Interpretation
   28.     Amendment of section 48--Remuneration etc of persons appointed to exercise powers conferred by this Division
   29.     Substitution of heading to Part 3 Division 10
   30.     Amendment of section 49--Supreme Court may grant authority permitting director to practise
   31.     Amendment of section 50--Supreme Court may authorise personal representative etc to carry on legal practice
   32.     Amendment of section 51--Right of audience
   33.     Amendment of section 52--Professional indemnity insurance scheme
   34.     Substitution of section 52AA
   35.     Substitution of section 53
   36.     Substitution of heading to Part 4 Division 3
   37.     Amendment of section 57--Fidelity Fund
   38.     Amendment of section 60--Claims
   39.     Amendment of section 61--Limitation of claims
   40.     Amendment of section 64--Satisfaction of claims
   41.     Insertion of section 64A
   42.     Amendment of section 66--Claims by legal practitioners and incorporated legal practices
   43.     Amendment of section 67A--Annual report
   44.     Substitution of Part 6 Divisions 1 and 2 Division 1--Preliminary
   70.     Conduct capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct Division 2--Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner Subdivision 1--Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
   77A.    Exchange of information between Commissioner and Council Subdivision 2--Investigation of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct
   77F.    Exceptions to requirement for notification of complaint Subdivision 3--Action following investigation
   77M.    Commissioner to provide reasons Subdivision 4--Complaints of overcharging
   77N.    Investigation of allegation of overcharging Subdivision 5--Conciliation
   45.     Amendment of section 78--Establishment of Tribunal
   46.     Amendment of section 80--Constitution and proceedings of Tribunal
   47.     Amendment of section 82--Inquiries
   48.     Amendment of section 84--Powers of Tribunal
   49.     Insertion of section 84C
   50.     Amendment of section 85--Costs
   51.     Insertion of section 88A
   52.     Amendment of section 89--Proceedings before Supreme Court
   53.     Amendment of section 89A--Court may order interim suspension of legal practitioner or impose interim conditions
   54.     Substitution of Part 6 Division 6 Division 6--Publicising disciplinary action
   55.     Amendment of section 90AF--Local legal practitioners are subject to interstate regulatory authorities
   56.     Amendment of section 90A--Annual reports
   57.     Insertion of Part 6 Division 8 Division 8--Professional mentoring agreements
   58.     Substitution of section 95D
   59.     Amendment of section 97--Regulations
   60.     Insertion of section 98
   61.     Insertion of Schedules 1 to 4
           SCHEDULE 1--Further amendments of Legal Practitioners Act 1981
           SCHEDULE 2--Related amendments and transitional provisions