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Legal Profession Act 2006
81Appeals against decisions of relevant council
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81 Appeals against decisions of relevant council
(1) A person may appeal to the Supreme Court against—
(a) a decision of the relevant council to refuse to grant or renew a
local practising certificate; or
(b) a decision of the relevant council to amend, suspend or cancel a
local practising certificate; or
(c) a decision of the relevant council under section 47 (1)
(Conditions imposed on local practising certificate by relevant
council) to impose a condition on local practising certificate on
its own initiative; or
(d) a decision of the relevant council under section 47 (3) to impose
a condition on a local practising certificate; or
(e) a decision of the relevant council under section 47 (10) to amend
or revoke a condition of a local practising certificate; or
(f) a decision of the relevant council under section 65 (2)
(Restriction on making further applications for practising
certificate after refusal to grant or renew) or 66 (2) (Restriction
on further applications for local practising certificate after
cancellation) that the person is not entitled to apply for the grant
of a local practising certificate for a stated period; or
(g) a decision of the relevant council to impose a condition on a
local practising certificate under section 69 (Imposition of
conditions on local practising certificate pending criminal
proceedings etc); or
(h) a decision of the relevant council under section 74 (Additional
conditions on practice of interstate legal practitioners) to impose
a condition on the interstate legal practitioner’s practice.
(2) The relevant council may appear as a party to the appeal.