Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
410Functions of Commissioner in relation to Chapter 5 functions of local regulatory authorities
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410 Functions of Commissioner in relation to Chapter 5 functions of local regulatory authorities
410 Functions of Commissioner in relation to Chapter 5 functions of local regulatory authorities
(1) The Commissioner has the following functions in relation to local regulatory authorities—
(a) to promote consistency in the exercise of Chapter 5 functions;
(b) for the purpose of promoting consistency—to monitor and review the exercise of Chapter 5 functions;
(c) to report to the Council, with any comments that the Commissioner thinks fit, on—
(i) any matter relating to or connected with the exercise of Chapter 5 functions to which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, the attention of the Standing Committee should be drawn; and
(ii) without limitation, compliance with the Commissioner’s guidelines or directions by local regulatory authorities or their delegates;
(d) to recommend to the Council for reporting to the Standing Committee any changes to Chapter 5 functions that the Commissioner thinks desirable.
(2) No liability attaches to the Commissioner for any act or omission done or omitted by a local regulatory authority, or a delegate of a local regulatory authority, in the exercise or purported exercise of functions under this Law or the Uniform Rules.