389Conduct capable of being unsatisfactory professional

389 Conduct capable of being unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct Without limiting section 386 or section 387, the following conduct can be unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct: (a) conduct consisting of a contravention of this Act; (b) charging of excessive legal costs in connection with the practice of law; (c) conduct in relation to which there is a conviction for— (i) a serious offence; or (ii) a tax offence; or (iii) an offence involving dishonesty; (d) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner as or in becoming an insolvent under administration; (e) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner in becoming disqualified from managing or being involved in the management of any corporation under the Corporations Act; (f) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner in failing to comply with an order of the ACAT made under this Act or an order of a corresponding disciplinary body made under a corresponding law (including but not limited to a failure to pay all or part of a fine imposed under this Act or a corresponding law);

(g) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner in failing to comply with a compensation order made under this Act or a Note Various provisions of this Act identify particular conduct as conduct that can be unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct (see eg s 138 (1) (Obligations of legal practitioner partner relating to misconduct—multidisciplinary partnerships)).