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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

New Zealand Law Society

63: Continuation of New Zealand Law Society

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"The New Zealand Law Society keeps existing and has its own rights."

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You know about the New Zealand Law Society. This section says it continues to exist. It was already in existence due to section 3(1) of the Law Practitioners Act 1982. The New Zealand Law Society is like a person and has its own rights. You can think of the New Zealand Law Society as a body that can do things on its own. It has a common seal and can exercise its rights and powers. It can do things that it is allowed to do by this Act, other laws, or rules of law. The New Zealand Law Society can only use its rights and powers to perform its functions. This means it cannot do things that are not part of its job.

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63Continuation of New Zealand Law Society

  1. This section continues in being the society called the New Zealand Law Society (being the society continued in being by section 3(1) of the Law Practitioners Act 1982 and existing at the commencement of this section).

  2. The New Zealand Law Society is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and, except as provided in this Act, has and may exercise—

  3. all the rights, powers, and privileges, and may incur all the liabilities and obligations, of a natural person of full age and capacity; and
    1. the power to do any other thing it is authorised to do—
      1. by this Act; or
        1. by any other enactment; or
          1. by any rule of law.

          2. The New Zealand Law Society may not exercise any of its rights, powers, or privileges except for the purpose of performing its functions.

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