sec.259Deficiency in trust account

### sec.259 Deficiency in trust account An Australian legal practitioner must not, without reasonable excuse, cause— a deficiency in any trust account or trust ledger account; or a failure to pay or deliver any trust money. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. A reference in subsection (1) to an account includes a reference to an account of the practitioner or of the law practice of which the practitioner is an associate. In this section— cause includes be responsible for. deficiency , in a trust account or trust ledger account, includes the non-inclusion or exclusion of the whole or any part of an amount that is required to be included in the account. (sec.259-ssec.1) An Australian legal practitioner must not, without reasonable excuse, cause— a deficiency in any trust account or trust ledger account; or a failure to pay or deliver any trust money. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.259-ssec.2) A reference in subsection (1) to an account includes a reference to an account of the practitioner or of the law practice of which the practitioner is an associate. (sec.259-ssec.3) In this section— cause includes be responsible for. deficiency , in a trust account or trust ledger account, includes the non-inclusion or exclusion of the whole or any part of an amount that is required to be included in the account. - (a) a deficiency in any trust account or trust ledger account; or - (b) a failure to pay or deliver any trust money.