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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.252Withdrawing controlled money from controlled money account
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### sec.252 Withdrawing controlled money from controlled money account
A law practice must not withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account otherwise than by—
cheque; or
if the practice is authorised by the law society to withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account by electronic funds transfer—electronic funds transfer.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the following are specifically prohibited by the subsection—
cash withdrawals;
ATM withdrawals or transfers;
telephone banking withdrawals or transfers;
unless the law practice is authorised by the law society to withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account by electronic funds transfer—withdrawals by electronic funds transfer.
A regulation may make provision in relation to withdrawals by cheque or electronic funds transfer, including, for example, the matters the law society must have regard to in deciding to authorise a law practice to withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account by electronic funds transfer.
This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in a direction given to the law practice concerned even if the direction is given by a person who is otherwise legally entitled to give the law practice directions in relation to dealings with the controlled money.
(sec.252-ssec.1) A law practice must not withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account otherwise than by— cheque; or if the practice is authorised by the law society to withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account by electronic funds transfer—electronic funds transfer. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.252-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the following are specifically prohibited by the subsection— cash withdrawals; ATM withdrawals or transfers; telephone banking withdrawals or transfers; unless the law practice is authorised by the law society to withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account by electronic funds transfer—withdrawals by electronic funds transfer.
(sec.252-ssec.3) A regulation may make provision in relation to withdrawals by cheque or electronic funds transfer, including, for example, the matters the law society must have regard to in deciding to authorise a law practice to withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account by electronic funds transfer.
(sec.252-ssec.4) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in a direction given to the law practice concerned even if the direction is given by a person who is otherwise legally entitled to give the law practice directions in relation to dealings with the controlled money.
- (a) cheque; or
- (b) if the practice is authorised by the law society to withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account by electronic funds transfer—electronic funds transfer.
- (a) cash withdrawals;
- (b) ATM withdrawals or transfers;
- (c) telephone banking withdrawals or transfers;
- (d) unless the law practice is authorised by the law society to withdraw controlled money from a controlled money account by electronic funds transfer—withdrawals by electronic funds transfer.