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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.73Return of local practising certificate
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### sec.73 Return of local practising certificate
This section applies if a local practising certificate is amended, suspended or cancelled by a relevant regulatory authority under division 6 or 7 .
The regulatory authority may—
give the certificate holder a notice requiring the holder to return the certificate to the authority in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days; or
include in an information notice that the authority must give to the certificate holder under division 6 or 7 a further notice requiring the holder to return the certificate to the authority in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days.
The certificate holder must comply with the requirement, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
The regulatory authority must return the practising certificate to the certificate holder—
if the certificate is amended—after amending it; or
if the certificate is suspended and is still current at the end of the suspension period—at the end of the suspension period.
(sec.73-ssec.1) This section applies if a local practising certificate is amended, suspended or cancelled by a relevant regulatory authority under division 6 or 7 .
(sec.73-ssec.2) The regulatory authority may— give the certificate holder a notice requiring the holder to return the certificate to the authority in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days; or include in an information notice that the authority must give to the certificate holder under division 6 or 7 a further notice requiring the holder to return the certificate to the authority in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days.
(sec.73-ssec.3) The certificate holder must comply with the requirement, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.73-ssec.4) The regulatory authority must return the practising certificate to the certificate holder— if the certificate is amended—after amending it; or if the certificate is suspended and is still current at the end of the suspension period—at the end of the suspension period.
- (a) give the certificate holder a notice requiring the holder to return the certificate to the authority in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days; or
- (b) include in an information notice that the authority must give to the certificate holder under division 6 or 7 a further notice requiring the holder to return the certificate to the authority in the way stated in the notice within a stated period of not less than 14 days.
- (a) if the certificate is amended—after amending it; or
- (b) if the certificate is suspended and is still current at the end of the suspension period—at the end of the suspension period.