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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.408Recommendations to and decisions by law society after receiving recommendations from corresponding authority
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### sec.408 Recommendations to and decisions by law society after receiving recommendations from corresponding authority
If a corresponding authority makes recommendations about the decision the law society might make about a claim in relation to which the corresponding authority was acting as agent of the law society, the law society may—
make its decision about the claim in conformity with the recommendations, whether with or without further consideration, investigation or inquiry; or
disregard the recommendations.
A corresponding authority can not, as agent of the law society, make a decision about the claim under division 5 .
(sec.408-ssec.1) If a corresponding authority makes recommendations about the decision the law society might make about a claim in relation to which the corresponding authority was acting as agent of the law society, the law society may— make its decision about the claim in conformity with the recommendations, whether with or without further consideration, investigation or inquiry; or disregard the recommendations.
(sec.408-ssec.2) A corresponding authority can not, as agent of the law society, make a decision about the claim under division 5 .
- (a) make its decision about the claim in conformity with the recommendations, whether with or without further consideration, investigation or inquiry; or
- (b) disregard the recommendations.