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Legal Profession Act 2006
443When compensation order can be made
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443 When compensation order can be made
(1) Unless the complainant to a complaint and the Australian legal
practitioner against whom a compensation order is made in relation
to the complaint agree, a compensation order must not be made unless
the entity making the order is satisfied that—
(a) the complainant has suffered loss because of the conduct the
subject of the complaint; and
(b) it is in the interests of justice that the order be made.
Note A compensation order may be made in relation to a solicitor arising from
a complaint about unsatisfactory employment conduct of an employee of
the solicitor (see s 429).
(2) A compensation order must not be made in relation to any loss for
which the complainant has received or is entitled to receive—
(a) compensation received or receivable under an order that has
been made by a court; or
(b) compensation paid or payable from a fidelity fund of any
jurisdiction, if a relevant claim for payment from the fund has
been made or decided.
Compensation Part 4.8