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Legal Profession Act 2006
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516 ADI disclosure requirements
(1) An ADI commits an offence if—
(a) an external intervener for a law practice produces to the ADI
(b) the external intervener requires the ADI to disclose to the
external intervener whether the practice, or an associate of the
practice, keeps or has kept an account with the ADI during the
period stated by the intervener; and
(c) the ADI fails to comply with the requirement.
(2) An ADI commits an offence if—
(a) an account is kept with the ADI by a law practice, or an associate
of a law practice; and
(b) an external intervener for a law practice produces to the ADI
(c) the external intervener requires the ADI to give the intervener
details of all accounts kept with the ADI by the law practice or
the associate; and
(3) An ADI commits an offence if—
(a) an account is kept with the ADI by a law practice, or an associate
of a law practice; and
(b) an external intervener for a law practice produces to the ADI
(c) the external intervener requires the ADI—
(i) to produce for inspection or copying by the intervener, or
a nominee of the intervener, any records relating to the
account or money deposited in the account; or
(ii) to give the intervener details of any transactions relating to
the account or money; and
(4) If an external intervener for a law practice reasonably believes that
trust money has, without the authorisation of the person who
entrusted the trust money to the law practice, been deposited into the
account of a third party who is not an associate of the practice, the
ADI at which the account is kept must, if asked by the intervener,
disclose to the intervener—
(a) whether a person stated by the intervener keeps or has kept an
account with the ADI during the period stated by the intervener;
and
(b) if so, details of the account.
(5) A request under this section may be general or limited to a particular
kind of account.
(6) This section applies despite any territory law, law of the
Commonwealth or duty of confidence to the contrary.
(7) An ADI or an officer or employee of an ADI is not liable for any loss
or damage suffered by someone else because of the producing of
records, or the giving of details, under subsection (3).