Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014
122Claims about defaults
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122 Claims about defaults
122 Claims about defaults
(1) A person who suffers pecuniary loss because of a default to which Part 4.5 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) applies may make a claim against the Fidelity Fund to the Law Society about the default.
(2) A claim is to be made in writing in a form approved by the Law Society Council.
(3) The Law Society Council may require the person who makes a claim to do either or both of the following—
(a) to give further information about the claim or any dispute to which the claim relates,
(b) to verify the claim, or any further information, by statutory declaration.
(4) The Law Society Council must investigate a claim made to it, including the default to which it relates, and may do so in any manner it considers appropriate.