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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.274External examiner’s report on external examination
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### sec.274 External examiner’s report on external examination
If a law practice has its trust records examined by an external examiner under section 268 (1) , the practice must, within 60 days after the end of the period to which the examination relates, give to the law society a copy of the external examiner’s report on the examination, unless the practice has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
If an external examiner appointed by the law society carries out an external examination of a law practice’s trust records, the external examiner must give to the law society a copy of the external examiner’s report on the examination.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.274-ssec.1) If a law practice has its trust records examined by an external examiner under section 268 (1) , the practice must, within 60 days after the end of the period to which the examination relates, give to the law society a copy of the external examiner’s report on the examination, unless the practice has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.274-ssec.2) If an external examiner appointed by the law society carries out an external examination of a law practice’s trust records, the external examiner must give to the law society a copy of the external examiner’s report on the examination. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.