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Legal Profession Act 2006
183Locally-registered foreign lawyer—show-cause event
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183 Locally-registered foreign lawyer—show-cause event
(1) This section applies to a show-cause event that happens in relation to
a locally-registered foreign lawyer.
(2) The locally-registered foreign lawyer must give the relevant council
both of the following:
(a) not later than 7 days after the day the event happened, a written
notice that the event happened;
(b) not later than 28 days after the day the event happened, a written
statement explaining why, despite the show-cause event, the
person considers themself to be a fit and proper person to be a
locally-registered foreign lawyer.
(3) If a written statement is given to the relevant council after the end of
the 28-day period, the relevant council may accept the statement and
take it into consideration.