Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) A complaint may be
made about conduct of an Australian legal practitioner irrespective of when
the conduct is alleged to have occurred.
(2) However, a
complaint cannot be dealt with (otherwise than to dismiss it or refer it to
mediation) if the complaint is made more than 6 years after the conduct
is alleged to have occurred unless the Complaints Committee determines
that —
(a) it
is just and fair to deal with the complaint having regard to the delay and the
reasons for the delay; or
(b) the
complaint involves an allegation of professional misconduct and it is in the
public interest to deal with the complaint.
(3) A determination
under subsection (2) is final and cannot be challenged in any proceedings
by the complainant or the Australian legal practitioner concerned.