Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Intervention in practice

162: Purpose

You could also call this:

"Protecting people who lose something with special powers"

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The purpose of sections 163 to 173 is to give powers to each Standards Committee. You can think of these powers as tools to protect people who have lost something or might lose something. This protection is for people affected by certain circumstances described in section 163, which you can find by following the link to sections 163 to 173.

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"Waiting for a complaint about lawyer's costs to be sorted out before going to court"


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"When a lawyer does something wrong with someone's money or property"

Part 7Complaints and discipline
Intervention in practice

162Purpose

  1. The purpose of sections 163 to 173 is to give to each Standards Committee powers that may be exercised to protect the interests of persons who have suffered loss or are likely to suffer loss or are otherwise likely to be adversely affected as a result of circumstances of the kind described in section 163.