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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Complaints

141: Notice to person to whom complaint or inquiry relates

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"Someone complains about you: what happens next"

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You get a notice if someone complains about you. The Standards Committee sends you details of the complaint and asks you to explain in writing. They can also ask you to appear before them to explain. You might get a written notice asking for specific information. The Standards Committee can request this information from you in writing. They do this to help them look into the complaint. The Standards Committee has rules to follow when dealing with complaints, as seen in the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 and similar laws like the 1982 No 123 s 101(3)(a), (b), (e).

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Complaints

141Notice to person to whom complaint or inquiry relates

  1. The Standards Committee—

  2. must send particulars of the complaint or matter to the person to whom the complaint or inquiry relates, and invite that person to make a written explanation in relation to the complaint or matter:
    1. may require the person complained against to appear before it to make an explanation in relation to the complaint or matter:
      1. may, by written notice served on the person complained against, request that specified information be supplied to the Standards Committee in writing.

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