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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.421Meaning of respondent
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### sec.421 Meaning of respondent
A respondent is any of the following—
if a complaint is made about an Australian legal practitioner to whom this chapter applies—the practitioner;
if a complaint is made about a law practice employee in relation to conduct to which this chapter applies—the law practice concerned and the law practice employee;
if a complaint is made about an unlawful operator—the unlawful operator.
s 421 amd 2022 No. 13 s 17
- (a) if a complaint is made about an Australian legal practitioner to whom this chapter applies—the practitioner;
- (b) if a complaint is made about a law practice employee in relation to conduct to which this chapter applies—the law practice concerned and the law practice employee;
- (c) if a complaint is made about an unlawful operator—the unlawful operator.