Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Complaints

142: Procedure of Standards Committee

You could also call this:

"How a Standards Committee works and makes fair decisions"

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You have to follow some rules when you are on a Standards Committee. You must be fair and follow the rules of natural justice when making decisions. You can decide what information to share with the public about your decisions under sections like sections 138, 152, 156, and 157. You can make your own rules about how you work, as long as you follow this Act and any other rules. You have to think about what is best for the public when making decisions. You must work in a way that is fair and reasonable. You are in charge of how you work, but you must follow the rules. This means you can decide how to share information and how to make decisions. You must always be fair and think about what is best for everyone.

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142Procedure of Standards Committee

A Standards Committee must exercise and perform its duties, powers, and functions in a way that is consistent with the rules of natural justice.
A Standards Committee may, subject to subsection (1), direct such publication of its decisions under sections 138, 152, 156, and 157 as it considers necessary or desirable in the public interest.
Subject to this Act and to any rules made under this Act, a Standards Committee may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.