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Legal Profession Regulation 2007
54Withdrawal of controlled money must be authorised
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54 Withdrawal of controlled money must be authorised
(1) A withdrawal of money from a controlled money account of a law
practice must be effected by, under the direction of or with the
authority of—
(a) an authorised principal of the law practice; or
(i) an authorised legal practitioner associate; or
(ii) an authorised Australian legal practitioner who holds an
(iii) 2 or more authorised associates jointly.
(2) A written record of the required particulars must be kept of each
withdrawal unless at the time the withdrawal is made those particulars
are recorded by computer program.
(3) If at the time the withdrawal is made the required particulars are
recorded by computer program, a written record must be kept that is
sufficient to enable the accuracy of the particulars recorded by the
computer program to be verified.
(4) For subsections (2) and (3), the required particulars are as follows:
(b) the amount withdrawn;
(c) in the case of a transfer made by electronic funds transfer—the
name and number of the account to which the amount was
(d) the name of the person to whom payment is to be made or, in
payment was made;
(g) the person or people effecting, directing or authorising the
withdrawal.
(5) The particulars are to be recorded in the order in which the payments
are recorded and are to be recorded separately for each controlled
money account.
authorised means authorised by the law practice to effect, direct or
give authority for a withdrawal of money from the controlled money