South Australian Numbered Regulations

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS REGULATIONS 2009 (NO 229 OF 2009)

- under the Legal Practitioners Act 1981

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Forms
   5.      Fees

   PART 2--Practising certificates

   6.      Notification of changes in practitioner's circumstances

   PART 3--Notification by interstate practitioners establishing South Australian office

   7.      Notification by interstate practitioners establishing South Australian office

   PART 4--Company practitioners

   8.      Annual return of company practitioner
   9.      Supreme Court may obtain certain information

   PART 5--Trust accounts and audit

           Division 1--Preliminary

   10.     Interpretation

           Division 2--Trust records

   11.     General duty with respect to records
   12.     Receipting of trust money by practitioner
   13.     Payment of trust money by practitioner
   14.     Cash books
   15.     Separate trust ledger accounts
   16.     Reconciliation statements
   17.     Transfer of money from trust account to office account
   18.     Practitioner must retain written direction as to disposition of trust money
   19.     Trust account statements
   20.     Register of Direct Payments
   21.     Register of Investments
   22.     Register of Securities
   23.     Period for which accounts and records must be retained
   24.     Exemption

           Division 3--Approved auditors

   25.     Approval of auditor by Supreme Court
   26.     Appointment of auditor
   27.     Auditing accounts and records
   28.     Practitioner's statement
   29.     Auditor's report
   30.     Obtaining information for purposes of audit
   31.     Reports of irregularities
   32.     Access to auditors' reports etc
   33.     Audit when practitioner ceases to practise or hold trust money
   34.     Declaration as to non-keeping of trust account
   35.     Audit and report etc for firm operates for each partner
   36.     Certain persons may not audit accounts and records of practitioner
   37.     Practitioner to bear cost of audit

   PART 6--Miscellaneous

   38.     Miscellaneous prescribed matters under Act
   39.     Lowest aggregate amount
   40.     Oath of public notary
   41.     Obligation to provide information to Supreme Court
   42.     Offences
   43.     General defence
           SCHEDULE 1--Forms
           SCHEDULE 2--Fees
           SCHEDULE 3--Revocation
           Legislative history