Legal Profession Act 2006
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Chapter 5 body corporate; (d) whether the person has been convicted of an offence in Australia or a foreign country, and if so— (i) the nature of the offence; and (ii) how long ago the offence was committed; and (iii) the person’s age when the offence was committed; Note 1 The admission rules may make provision for the convictions that must be disclosed by an applicant and those that need not be disclosed. Note 2 Section 13 (References to conviction and quashing of conviction) provides that reference to a conviction includes a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a guilty plea, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
(e) whether the person engaged in legal practice in Australia— (i) when not admitted, or not holding a practising certificate, as required under this Act or a previous territory law that corresponds to this Act or under a corresponding law; or (ii) if the person was admitted—in contravention of a condition of admission; or (iii) if the person held an Australian practising certificate— in contravention of a condition of the certificate or while the certificate was suspended; (f) whether the person has practised law in a foreign country— (i) when not permitted under a law of that country to do so; or (ii) if permitted to do so, in contravention of a condition of the permission; (g) whether the person is currently subject to an unresolved complaint, investigation, charge or order under any of the (i) this Act or a previous territory law that corresponds to this Act; (ii) a corresponding law or corresponding foreign law; (h) whether the person— (i) is the subject of current disciplinary action, however expressed, in another profession or occupation in Australia or a foreign country; or (ii) has been the subject of disciplinary action, however expressed, relating to another profession or occupation that involved a finding of guilt;
(i) whether the person’s name has been removed from— (i) a local roll, and has not since been restored to or entered on a local roll; or (ii) an interstate roll, and has not since been restored to or entered on an interstate roll; or (iii) a foreign roll; (j) whether the person’s right to engage in legal practice has been suspended or cancelled in Australia or a foreign country; (k) whether the person has contravened, in Australia or a foreign country, a law about trust money or trust accounts; (l) whether, under this Act, a law of the Commonwealth or a corresponding law, a supervisor, manager or receiver, however described, is or has been appointed in relation to any legal practice engaged in by the person; (m) whether the person is or has been subject to an order, under this Act, a law of the Commonwealth or a corresponding law, disqualifying the person from being employed by, or a partner of, an Australian legal practitioner or from managing a corporation that is an incorporated legal practice; (n) whether the person currently is unable to satisfactorily carry out the inherent requirements of practice as an Australian legal (2) A matter is a suitability matter even if it happened before the commencement of this section.