Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Cost recovery

216: Purpose

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"Paying for the Legal Complaints Review Officer's work"

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The purpose of sections 217 to 221 is to help get back the cost to the government of the Legal Complaints Review Officer's work from the New Zealand Law Society and the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers. You can find out more about this in sections 217 to 221. This is about making sure the cost of this work is paid for by the right people.

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Part 7Complaints and discipline
Cost recovery

216Purpose

  1. The purpose of sections 217 to 221 is to provide for the recovery from the New Zealand Law Society and the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers of the cost to the Crown of the performance of the functions of the Legal Complaints Review Officer.