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Legal Profession Act 2006
452Disciplinary action taken because of infirmity, injury or
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452 Disciplinary action taken because of infirmity, injury or
illness
(1) Disciplinary action taken against a person because of infirmity, injury
or mental or physical illness must not be recorded in the register of
disciplinary action or otherwise publicised under this part.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the disciplinary action involves—
(a) the suspension or cancellation of the person’s Australian
(b) a refusal to grant or renew an Australian practising certificate
applied for by the person; or
(c) a restriction or prohibition on the person’s right to engage in
(3) However, if subsection (2) applies to the disciplinary action, the
reason for the disciplinary action, and any other information about the
infirmity, injury or mental or physical illness, must not be recorded
in the register of disciplinary action or otherwise publicised under this
part without the person’s consent.