35Power of Director in relation to complaints

35 Power of Director in relation to complaints

[Section 35 Substituted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 21, Applied:01 Jul 2023]

(1)  A person may make to the Director a complaint, in a form approved by the Director, about the conduct of a conveyancer or a former conveyancer.

(2)  On receipt of a complaint under subsection (1) , the Director must consider whether there are grounds for disciplinary action against the conveyancer, or former conveyancer, and, for that purpose, may conduct an investigation as the Director thinks fit.

(3)  If the Director considers that the public interest so requires, the Director may suspend a conveyancer's licence during an investigation in relation to the conveyancer.

(4)  A person may make a complaint under this section even though –

(a) the person has suffered no economic loss, or no legal right of the person has been affected by the conduct complained about; or

(b) the licence of the conveyancer was suspended or had been cancelled at the time of the conduct complained about; or

(c) the conveyancer has ceased to carry on business as a conveyancer since the time of the conduct complained about.

(5)  In this Part, a reference to a conveyancer includes a reference to a conveyancer –

(a) who has ceased to carry on business as a conveyancer; or

(b) who holds, or who held, a licence by virtue of holding deemed registration