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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Legal Complaints Review Officer

190: Legal Complaints Review Officer

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"A person who helps sort out complaints about lawyers and conveyancers in a fair way"

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You need to know about the Legal Complaints Review Officer. This person is not a lawyer or a conveyancing practitioner. They are appointed by the Minister after talking to the New Zealand Law Society and the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers. You should understand that the Legal Complaints Review Officer is appointed in a special way. Their appointment is not the same as being employed by the government. This means they are not covered by the Public Service Act 2020 or the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956. The Minister chooses the Legal Complaints Review Officer. This person helps with complaints about lawyers and conveyancers. They work to make sure complaints are handled fairly.

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Part 7Complaints and discipline
Legal Complaints Review Officer

190Legal Complaints Review Officer

  1. A person who is not a lawyer or a conveyancing practitioner is to be appointed to be the Legal Complaints Review Officer.

  2. The Legal Complaints Review Officer is to be appointed by the Minister, after consultation with the New Zealand Law Society and the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers.

  3. No person is deemed to be appointed in the service of the Crown for the purposes of the Public Service Act 2020 or the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 by reason of the person's appointment as the Legal Complaints Review Officer.

Notes
  • Section 190(3): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).