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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.683Delegation
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### sec.683 Delegation
The law society may delegate its powers under this Act to the following—
an Australian lawyer who is a council member;
a committee of the law society that includes at least 1 council member who is an Australian lawyer;
an Australian lawyer who is a member of the law society’s staff;
another Australian lawyer other than 1 mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c) ;
another person that the law society considers is an appropriate person to exercise the powers of the law society proposed to be delegated.
A delegation of a power may permit the subdelegation of the power.
However, a subdelegation must be made in a way allowed under a society rules.
This section does not limit the power of the law society to make the society rules relating to delegations and subdelegations that may be made under this section.
s 683 amd 2010 No. 42 s 141
(sec.683-ssec.1) The law society may delegate its powers under this Act to the following— an Australian lawyer who is a council member; a committee of the law society that includes at least 1 council member who is an Australian lawyer; an Australian lawyer who is a member of the law society’s staff; another Australian lawyer other than 1 mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c) ; another person that the law society considers is an appropriate person to exercise the powers of the law society proposed to be delegated.
(sec.683-ssec.2) A delegation of a power may permit the subdelegation of the power.
(sec.683-ssec.3) However, a subdelegation must be made in a way allowed under a society rules.
(sec.683-ssec.4) This section does not limit the power of the law society to make the society rules relating to delegations and subdelegations that may be made under this section.
- (a) an Australian lawyer who is a council member;
- (b) a committee of the law society that includes at least 1 council member who is an Australian lawyer;
- (c) an Australian lawyer who is a member of the law society’s staff;
- (d) another Australian lawyer other than 1 mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c) ;
- (e) another person that the law society considers is an appropriate person to exercise the powers of the law society proposed to be delegated.