sec.505Appointment of manager

### sec.505 Appointment of manager This section applies if the law society decides to appoint a manager for a law practice. The law society must, in a law society approved form, appoint a person as the manager who is an Australian legal practitioner holding an unrestricted practising certificate. The manager may, but need not, be an employee of the law society. The instrument of appointment must— identify the law practice and the manager; and indicate that the external intervention is by way of appointment of a manager; and state the term of the appointment; and state any conditions imposed by the law society when the appointment is made; and state the fees payable by way of remuneration to the manager for carrying out his or her duties for the external intervention; and provide for the legal costs and expenses that may be incurred by the manager for the external intervention; and include any other information required under a regulation to be included in the instrument of appointment. The instrument of appointment may state any reporting requirements to be observed by the manager. (sec.505-ssec.1) This section applies if the law society decides to appoint a manager for a law practice. (sec.505-ssec.2) The law society must, in a law society approved form, appoint a person as the manager who is an Australian legal practitioner holding an unrestricted practising certificate. (sec.505-ssec.3) The manager may, but need not, be an employee of the law society. (sec.505-ssec.4) The instrument of appointment must— identify the law practice and the manager; and indicate that the external intervention is by way of appointment of a manager; and state the term of the appointment; and state any conditions imposed by the law society when the appointment is made; and state the fees payable by way of remuneration to the manager for carrying out his or her duties for the external intervention; and provide for the legal costs and expenses that may be incurred by the manager for the external intervention; and include any other information required under a regulation to be included in the instrument of appointment. (sec.505-ssec.5) The instrument of appointment may state any reporting requirements to be observed by the manager. - (a) identify the law practice and the manager; and - (b) indicate that the external intervention is by way of appointment of a manager; and - (c) state the term of the appointment; and - (d) state any conditions imposed by the law society when the appointment is made; and - (e) state the fees payable by way of remuneration to the manager for carrying out his or her duties for the external intervention; and - (f) provide for the legal costs and expenses that may be incurred by the manager for the external intervention; and - (g) include any other information required under a regulation to be included in the instrument of appointment.