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Legal Profession Act 2006
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415 Council to give reasons to complainant and practitioner
If a complaint is made about a person, the complainant and the person
about whom the complaint is made are entitled to receive a statement
of reasons from the relevant council if any of the following decisions
are made by it:
(a) a decision to dismiss the complaint;
(b) a decision to make an application to the ACAT under part 4.7 in
relation to the complaint;
(c) a decision to refer a matter to the Supreme Court under
section 409 (Referral of matters for costs assessment—
complaint investigation) in relation to the complaint;
(d) a decision to take action under section 413 (Summary
conclusion of complaint procedure by fine etc);
(e) a decision to omit, from the allegations particularised in an
application made by it to the ACAT under part 4.7 in relation to
the complaint, matter that was originally part of the complaint.