Legal Profession Act 2006
507Improperly destroying property
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507 Improperly destroying property (a) the person does any of the following (the action) in relation to regulated property of a law practice: (i) destroys the property; (ii) conceals the property; (iii) moves the property from a place to another place; (iv) delivers the property into someone else’s possession; (v) places the property under someone else’s control; and (b) a receiver has been appointed, or is likely to be appointed, for the practice; and (c) the person does the action with intent to defeat the operation of (2) This section applies whether the person does the action before or after the appointment of a receiver for the law practice.