After section 432 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 4.2:

432A.     Delivery up of documents

(1)  The Board may require an Australian legal practitioner whose conduct is the subject of a complaint to deliver up to the Board documents –

(a) held by the legal practitioner on behalf of a person; or

(b) relating to any proceedings taken or work done by the practitioner on behalf of a person.

(2)  The Australian legal practitioner in respect of whom a requirement under subsection (1) is made must comply with the request notwithstanding that there is a lien on the documents.