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Legal Services Act 2011

Administration of legal services system - Quality assurance system for providers - Review Authority

86A: Suppression orders

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You can ask the Review Authority to keep some information secret. The Review Authority may decide to keep some evidence or a witness's name private. They can make this order with conditions they think are suitable.

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86ASuppression orders

  1. The Review Authority may order that any part of any evidence given or the name of any witness not be published.

  2. An order may be made subject to any conditions that the Review Authority considers appropriate.

Notes
  • Section 86A: inserted, on , by section 145 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).