sec.769Another transitional provision for repeal of Queensland Law Society Act 1952

### sec.769 Another transitional provision for repeal of Queensland Law Society Act 1952 On the repeal, the existing members— stop holding office as members of the solicitors complaints tribunal under the repealed Queensland Law Society Act 1952 ; and are not entitled to any payments, remuneration or allowances for a period after the repeal. The person who, immediately before the repeal, is the clerk of the former tribunal must give— to the Brisbane registrar the former tribunal’s register of costs assessors, and all related documents to that register; and to the commissioner all other documents held immediately before the repeal by the person as the clerk of the former tribunal. A regulation may provide for how the Brisbane registrar or the commissioner must deal with the documents given to the Brisbane registrar or the commissioner under subsection (2) to protect confidentiality, including creating an offence for unauthorised disclosures. Also, a regulation may provide for a person to apply to the Supreme Court for an order that allows the Brisbane registrar or the commissioner to disclose information, including by giving the person access to or a copy of a document. In this section— existing members mean the members of the solicitors complaints tribunal under the Queensland Law Society Act 1952 immediately before its repeal. former tribunal means the solicitors complaints tribunal under the Queensland Law Society Act 1952 before its repeal. repeal means the repeal of the Queensland Law Society Act 1952 . (sec.769-ssec.1) On the repeal, the existing members— stop holding office as members of the solicitors complaints tribunal under the repealed Queensland Law Society Act 1952 ; and are not entitled to any payments, remuneration or allowances for a period after the repeal. (sec.769-ssec.2) The person who, immediately before the repeal, is the clerk of the former tribunal must give— to the Brisbane registrar the former tribunal’s register of costs assessors, and all related documents to that register; and to the commissioner all other documents held immediately before the repeal by the person as the clerk of the former tribunal. (sec.769-ssec.3) A regulation may provide for how the Brisbane registrar or the commissioner must deal with the documents given to the Brisbane registrar or the commissioner under subsection (2) to protect confidentiality, including creating an offence for unauthorised disclosures. (sec.769-ssec.4) Also, a regulation may provide for a person to apply to the Supreme Court for an order that allows the Brisbane registrar or the commissioner to disclose information, including by giving the person access to or a copy of a document. (sec.769-ssec.5) In this section— existing members mean the members of the solicitors complaints tribunal under the Queensland Law Society Act 1952 immediately before its repeal. former tribunal means the solicitors complaints tribunal under the Queensland Law Society Act 1952 before its repeal. repeal means the repeal of the Queensland Law Society Act 1952 . - (a) stop holding office as members of the solicitors complaints tribunal under the repealed Queensland Law Society Act 1952 ; and - (b) are not entitled to any payments, remuneration or allowances for a period after the repeal. - (a) to the Brisbane registrar the former tribunal’s register of costs assessors, and all related documents to that register; and - (b) to the commissioner all other documents held immediately before the repeal by the person as the clerk of the former tribunal.