Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Preliminary provisions

11: Misconduct defined in relation to employees who are not practitioners

You could also call this:

"What misconduct means for people working with lawyers"

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You work for a lawyer or a company that does legal work. If you do something wrong at work, it is called misconduct. This means you did something that would get a lawyer in trouble if they did it. It could even get their name removed from the list of lawyers. You can also do something wrong outside of work that is not related to your job. If what you did makes people think you are not a good person or not suitable to work for a lawyer, this is also misconduct. This is because lawyers need to work with people who are trustworthy and honest.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

11Misconduct defined in relation to employees who are not practitioners

  1. In this Act, misconduct, in relation to a person who is not a practitioner but who is an employee of a practitioner or an incorporated firm,—

  2. means conduct of the person in the course of his or her employment by the practitioner or incorporated firm that would, if it were conduct of a practitioner, render the practitioner liable to have his or her name struck off the roll or to have his or her registration as a conveyancing practitioner cancelled; and
    1. includes conduct of the person which is unconnected with his or her employment by the practitioner or incorporated firm but which would justify a finding that the person is not of good character or is otherwise unsuited for employment by a practitioner or incorporated firm.