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Legal Profession Act 2006
320Establishment etc of fidelity fund
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320 Establishment etc of fidelity fund
(1) The Solicitors’ Fidelity Fund of the Australian Capital Territory (the
fidelity fund) is established.
(2) The fidelity fund consists of—
(a) contributions and levies paid under this part; and
(b) income from the investment of money of the fund; and
(c) amounts paid into the fund from a statutory interest account; and
(d) amounts recovered by the law society under this part; and
(e) any other amounts that may lawfully be paid into the fund.
(3) The law society must pay all moneys of the fidelity fund into a
separate account for the fund kept at an ADI.
(4) The assets of the fidelity fund, and the accounts in relation to it, must
be kept separate from other assets and accounts of the law society.
(5) The costs of exercising the functions of the law society under this part
and the costs of enforcing a right given to the law society or the law
society council under this part must be paid out of the fidelity fund.
statutory interest account—see section 253 (Statutory deposits).