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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.201Return of local registration certificate on amendment, suspension or cancellation of registration
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### sec.201 Return of local registration certificate on amendment, suspension or cancellation of registration
This section applies if a person’s registration as a foreign lawyer under this part is amended, suspended or cancelled.
The law society may—
give the person a notice requiring the person to return the registration certificate or notice of renewal to the law society in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days; or
include in an information notice, that the law society must give to the person under this part, further notice requiring the person to return the registration certificate or notice of renewal to the law society in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days.
The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
The law society must return the registration certificate or notice of renewal to the person—
if the certificate or notice is amended—after amending it; or
if the certificate or notice is suspended and is still current at the end of the suspension period—at the end of the suspension period.
(sec.201-ssec.1) This section applies if a person’s registration as a foreign lawyer under this part is amended, suspended or cancelled.
(sec.201-ssec.2) The law society may— give the person a notice requiring the person to return the registration certificate or notice of renewal to the law society in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days; or include in an information notice, that the law society must give to the person under this part, further notice requiring the person to return the registration certificate or notice of renewal to the law society in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days.
(sec.201-ssec.3) The person must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.201-ssec.4) The law society must return the registration certificate or notice of renewal to the person— if the certificate or notice is amended—after amending it; or if the certificate or notice is suspended and is still current at the end of the suspension period—at the end of the suspension period.
- (a) give the person a notice requiring the person to return the registration certificate or notice of renewal to the law society in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days; or
- (b) include in an information notice, that the law society must give to the person under this part, further notice requiring the person to return the registration certificate or notice of renewal to the law society in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days.
- (a) if the certificate or notice is amended—after amending it; or
- (b) if the certificate or notice is suspended and is still current at the end of the suspension period—at the end of the suspension period.