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Legal Profession Act 2006
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559 Ending appointments of members
(1) The Supreme Court may, on the application of the Attorney-General,
end the appointment of a member of the admissions board—
(a) for misbehaviour; or
(b) for physical or mental incapacity, if the incapacity substantially
affects the exercise of the member’s functions.
(2) The Supreme Court may end the appointment of a member of the
admissions board—
(a) if the member contravenes a territory law; or
(b) for misbehaviour; or
(c) if the member becomes bankrupt or executes a personal
insolvency agreement; or
(d) if the member is convicted, or found guilty, in Australia of an
offence punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year; or
(e) if the member is convicted, or found guilty, outside Australia of
an offence that, if it had been committed in the ACT, would be
punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year; or
(f) if the member fails to take all reasonable steps to avoid being
placed in a position where a conflict of interest arises during the
exercise of the member’s functions; or
(g) if the member stops being a lawyer; or
(h) if the member is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the
admissions board except on leave given by the board.
(3) The Supreme Court may also end the appointment of the member if
the board tells the Supreme Court in writing that it has resolved, by a
majority of at least 2/3 of the members, to recommend that the
member’s appointment be ended.
(4) The admissions board may pass a resolution mentioned in
subsection (3) in relation to the member only if—
(a) at least 3 weeks written notice of the intention to consider the
proposed resolution has been given to the member; and
(b) the member has been given an opportunity to make submissions
and present documents to a meeting of the board; and
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(c) if the member has used the opportunity mentioned in
paragraph (b)—a summary of the member’s submissions is
recorded in the minutes of the board and a copy of any
documents presented is included in the minutes.