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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Legal Complaints Review Officer

199: Obligation to conduct review

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"The Legal Complaints Review Officer must check some applications."

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You need to know that the Legal Complaints Review Officer has a job to do. They must conduct a review when they get an application that follows the rules of this Act. This rule has some exceptions, which are explained in sections 200, 201, and 205.

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Legal Complaints Review Officer

199Obligation to conduct review

  1. The Legal Complaints Review Officer must, on receiving an application for review that is made in accordance with this Act, conduct that review.

  2. This section is subject to sections 200, 201, and 205.