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553 Inspection of books under pt 6.4
(1) The investigator, by force of this section, has and may exercise the
same powers as the powers given to the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission by the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cwlth), section 30 (1), section 34
and sections 37 to 39.
(2) Those provisions apply to the exercise of those powers, with the
following changes (and any changes prescribed by regulation and any
other necessary changes):
(b) a reference to a body corporate (including a body corporate that
is not an exempt public authority) is taken to be a reference to
an incorporated legal practice;
Additional powers in relation to incorporated legal practices Part 6.4
(c) a reference to an eligible person in relation to an incorporated
legal practice is taken to be a reference to an officer or employee
of the incorporated legal practice;
(d) a reference to a member or staff member is taken to be a
reference to the law society council or a person authorised by
the council who is an officer or employee of the law society;
(e) a reference in that Act, section 37 to a proceeding is taken to be
a reference to an investigation, examination or audit to which
this part applies.