sec.517Power of receiver to take possession of regulated property

### sec.517 Power of receiver to take possession of regulated property The receiver for a law practice may take possession of regulated property of the law practice. A person in possession or having control of regulated property of the law practice must permit the receiver to take possession of the regulated property if required by the receiver to do so. If a person contravenes subsection (2) , the Supreme Court may, on application by the receiver, order the person to deliver the regulated property to the receiver. If, on application made by the receiver, the Supreme Court is satisfied that an order made under subsection (3) has not been complied with, the court may order the seizure of any regulated property of the law practice that is located on the premises stated in the order and make any further orders it considers appropriate. An order under subsection (4) operates to authorise the receiver, or a person authorised by the receiver, to enter the premises stated in the order and search for, seize and remove anything that appears to be regulated property of the law practice. The receiver must return anything seized under this section if it transpires that it is not regulated property of the law practice. For an order under subsection (4) , the receiver is declared to be a public official for the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 1 , part 3 , division 2 . s 517 amd 2017 No. 17 s 161 (sec.517-ssec.1) The receiver for a law practice may take possession of regulated property of the law practice. (sec.517-ssec.2) A person in possession or having control of regulated property of the law practice must permit the receiver to take possession of the regulated property if required by the receiver to do so. (sec.517-ssec.3) If a person contravenes subsection (2) , the Supreme Court may, on application by the receiver, order the person to deliver the regulated property to the receiver. (sec.517-ssec.4) If, on application made by the receiver, the Supreme Court is satisfied that an order made under subsection (3) has not been complied with, the court may order the seizure of any regulated property of the law practice that is located on the premises stated in the order and make any further orders it considers appropriate. (sec.517-ssec.5) An order under subsection (4) operates to authorise the receiver, or a person authorised by the receiver, to enter the premises stated in the order and search for, seize and remove anything that appears to be regulated property of the law practice. (sec.517-ssec.6) The receiver must return anything seized under this section if it transpires that it is not regulated property of the law practice. (sec.517-ssec.7) For an order under subsection (4) , the receiver is declared to be a public official for the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 1 , part 3 , division 2 .