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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Complaints

139: Notice of decision

You could also call this:

"What happens when a complaint about a lawyer is decided"

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You get a written notice when a Standards Committee decides not to take action on a complaint. The notice goes to you if you made the complaint, the person the complaint is about, and either the New Zealand Law Society or the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers. The notice must say what the decision is and why it was made. You are told about your right to review the decision under section 193. The notice also says how long you have to ask for a review, as stated in section 198(b). This information helps you understand what to do next.

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Complaints

139Notice of decision

  1. In any case where a Standards Committee decides to take no action, or no further action, on a complaint, the Standards Committee must forthwith give written notice of that decision to—

  2. the complainant; and
    1. the person to whom the complaint relates; and
      1. either—
        1. the New Zealand Law Society (if the complaint relates to a lawyer or former lawyer or an incorporated law firm or former incorporated law firm, or an employee or former employee of a lawyer or incorporated law firm); or
          1. the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers (if the complaint relates to a conveyancing practitioner or former conveyancing practitioner or an incorporated conveyancing firm or former incorporated conveyancing firm, or an employee or former employee of a conveyancing practitioner or incorporated conveyancing firm).

          2. The notice must—

          3. state the decision and the reasons for it; and
            1. describe the right of review conferred by section 193; and
              1. state the period within which an application for a review of the decision may be lodged (which period is prescribed by section 198(b)).

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