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Legal Profession Act 2007
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### sec.478 Protocols
The commissioner may enter into arrangements ( cross-border protocols ) with corresponding authorities about investigating and dealing with conduct that appears to have happened in more than 1 jurisdiction.
In particular, a cross-border protocol may provide for—
principles to help in deciding where conduct happens, either generally or in stated classes of cases; and
giving and receiving consent for conduct happening in a jurisdiction to be dealt with under a law of another jurisdiction; and
procedures to be adopted for requesting and conducting the investigation of an aspect of complaints or investigation matters under this part.
(sec.478-ssec.1) The commissioner may enter into arrangements ( cross-border protocols ) with corresponding authorities about investigating and dealing with conduct that appears to have happened in more than 1 jurisdiction.
(sec.478-ssec.2) In particular, a cross-border protocol may provide for— principles to help in deciding where conduct happens, either generally or in stated classes of cases; and giving and receiving consent for conduct happening in a jurisdiction to be dealt with under a law of another jurisdiction; and procedures to be adopted for requesting and conducting the investigation of an aspect of complaints or investigation matters under this part.
- (a) principles to help in deciding where conduct happens, either generally or in stated classes of cases; and
- (b) giving and receiving consent for conduct happening in a jurisdiction to be dealt with under a law of another jurisdiction; and
- (c) procedures to be adopted for requesting and conducting the investigation of an aspect of complaints or investigation matters under this part.