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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.471Definition for pt 4.11
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### sec.471 Definition for pt 4.11
In this part—
disciplinary action means—
the making of an order by a court or the tribunal that finds an Australian legal practitioner has engaged in professional misconduct under this Act, a previous Act or under a corresponding law; or
any of the following actions under this Act or under a corresponding law, following a finding by a court or the tribunal of unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct by an Australian legal practitioner—
the removal of the practitioner’s name from an Australian roll;
the suspension or cancellation of an Australian practising certificate of the practitioner;
the refusal to grant or renew an Australian practising certificate to the practitioner;
the appointment of a receiver of all or any of the practitioner’s property or the appointment of a manager for the practitioner’s law practice; or
the making of an order by the committee under section 458 (4) .
s 471 def disciplinary action amd 2009 No. 24 s 1522
- (a) the making of an order by a court or the tribunal that finds an Australian legal practitioner has engaged in professional misconduct under this Act, a previous Act or under a corresponding law; or
- (b) any of the following actions under this Act or under a corresponding law, following a finding by a court or the tribunal of unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct by an Australian legal practitioner— (i) the removal of the practitioner’s name from an Australian roll; (ii) the suspension or cancellation of an Australian practising certificate of the practitioner; (iii) the refusal to grant or renew an Australian practising certificate to the practitioner; (iv) the appointment of a receiver of all or any of the practitioner’s property or the appointment of a manager for the practitioner’s law practice; or
- (i) the removal of the practitioner’s name from an Australian roll;
- (ii) the suspension or cancellation of an Australian practising certificate of the practitioner;
- (iii) the refusal to grant or renew an Australian practising certificate to the practitioner;
- (iv) the appointment of a receiver of all or any of the practitioner’s property or the appointment of a manager for the practitioner’s law practice; or
- (c) the making of an order by the committee under section 458 (4) .
- (i) the removal of the practitioner’s name from an Australian roll;
- (ii) the suspension or cancellation of an Australian practising certificate of the practitioner;
- (iii) the refusal to grant or renew an Australian practising certificate to the practitioner;
- (iv) the appointment of a receiver of all or any of the practitioner’s property or the appointment of a manager for the practitioner’s law practice; or