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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Intervention in practice

169: Power to take possession of money, property, records, and documents

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"When a lawyer's practice is suspected to be wrong, a committee can take their money, property, and papers."

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You can have your money or property taken by a Standards Committee. This happens if you are a practitioner and the Committee thinks something is wrong with your practice, as stated in section 163. The Committee can also take your records and documents if they think it is a good idea.

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Part 7Complaints and discipline
Intervention in practice

169Power to take possession of money, property, records, and documents

  1. A Standards Committee may take possession of any money or other property entrusted to a practitioner or former practitioner or any related person or entity and of any records or documents belonging to a practitioner or former practitioner or any related person or entity or held in a practitioner's or former practitioner's or related person's or entity's possession or under a practitioner's or former practitioner's or related person's or entity's control in the course of the practitioner's or former practitioner's or related person's or entity's practice—

  2. if satisfied that any of the circumstances specified in section 163 exist in respect of the practitioner or former practitioner; and
    1. if, in its opinion, it is expedient to do so.

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