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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.89Health assessment report
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### sec.89 Health assessment report
A health assessor conducting all or part of a health assessment of a subject person must prepare a report about the assessment ( health assessment report ).
The health assessment report must include—
the health assessor’s findings as to whether the person is currently unable to satisfactorily carry out the inherent requirements of practice as an Australian legal practitioner; and
if the health assessor finds that the person is unable to do so, the health assessor’s recommendations, if any, as to a condition—
the Supreme Court could impose on the person’s admission to the legal profession that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice; or
the relevant authority could impose on the person’s practising certificate or local registration that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice.
The health assessor must give the health assessment report to the relevant authority and a copy to the subject person.
(sec.89-ssec.1) A health assessor conducting all or part of a health assessment of a subject person must prepare a report about the assessment ( health assessment report ).
(sec.89-ssec.2) The health assessment report must include— the health assessor’s findings as to whether the person is currently unable to satisfactorily carry out the inherent requirements of practice as an Australian legal practitioner; and if the health assessor finds that the person is unable to do so, the health assessor’s recommendations, if any, as to a condition— the Supreme Court could impose on the person’s admission to the legal profession that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice; or the relevant authority could impose on the person’s practising certificate or local registration that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice.
(sec.89-ssec.3) The health assessor must give the health assessment report to the relevant authority and a copy to the subject person.
- (a) the health assessor’s findings as to whether the person is currently unable to satisfactorily carry out the inherent requirements of practice as an Australian legal practitioner; and
- (b) if the health assessor finds that the person is unable to do so, the health assessor’s recommendations, if any, as to a condition— (i) the Supreme Court could impose on the person’s admission to the legal profession that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice; or (ii) the relevant authority could impose on the person’s practising certificate or local registration that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice.
- (i) the Supreme Court could impose on the person’s admission to the legal profession that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice; or
- (ii) the relevant authority could impose on the person’s practising certificate or local registration that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice.
- (i) the Supreme Court could impose on the person’s admission to the legal profession that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice; or
- (ii) the relevant authority could impose on the person’s practising certificate or local registration that would make, or would be likely to make, the person suitable to engage in legal practice.