Western Australian Numbered Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 (NO. 21 OF 2008) - SECT 436

436 .         Interim restrictions on practice

        (1)         The Complaints Committee may apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for —

            (a)         an order that an Australian legal practitioner’s local practising certificate be suspended for a specified period; or

            (b)         an order that specified conditions be imposed on an Australian legal practitioner’s practising certificate restricting the entitlement of an Australian legal practitioner to practise for a specified period,

                pending —

            (c)         investigation, and determination or referral of a complaint or matter, by the Complaints Committee; or

            (d)         the hearing of a referral by the State Administrative Tribunal; or

            (e)         an appeal against a decision of the State Administrative Tribunal.

        (2)         On an application under subsection (1), the State Administrative Tribunal may, in addition to or instead of any other order it may make under subsection (1), make an order under Part 14 as if the application were an application by the Board.