50Audits

#### 50 Audits 50 Audits > > (1) The Commission may, in respect of any work assigned by the Commission to a law practice, carry out an audit of the law practice, or cause an audit to be carried out, in accordance with arrangements made between the Commission and the law practice when the law practice was engaged by the Commission for the provision of legal aid. > > > (2) For the purposes of an audit under subsection (1), the Commission, or a person appointed by the Commission, may— > > > > > (a) require a law practice to produce for inspection any files, records or documents relating to an assigned matter, and > > > > > (b) make copies of, or take extracts or notes from, any such files, records or documents, and > > > > > (c) require a law practice to provide the Commission, or person, with such assistance and facilities as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Commission, or person, to exercise the functions under this section, and > > > > > (d) require a law practice to give the Commission, or person, such other information as is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the audit. > > > (3) The relationship between a law practice and a legally assisted person does not operate to prevent or limit an audit conducted under this section. > > > (4) Except in proceedings under Chapter 5 of the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a), the production of a file, record, document or statement, or the giving of information, under this section does not subsequently affect any legal professional privilege to which, but for subsection (3), the file, record, document, statement or information would be subject. > > > (5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to audits under this section. > > > (6) Nothing in section 12(i) or 25 prevents or restricts the carrying out of an audit under this section. > > **s 50:** Rep 1985 No 86, Sch 1 (27). Ins 2002 No 49, Sch 1 \[6\]. Subst 2019 No 20, Sch 1.15\[16\].