Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Cost recovery

221: Recovery of levy

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You can recover a levy through a charge on lawyers. The New Zealand Law Society can impose this charge under section 74(1)(b) to get back money it paid under section 217 or section 219. You can also recover a levy through a charge on conveyancing practitioners. The New Zealand Society of Conveyancers can impose this charge under section 91(1)(b) to get back money it paid under section 217 or section 219. This helps the societies get back the money they paid. You need to look at the relevant sections to understand how this works.

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Part 7Complaints and discipline
Cost recovery

221Recovery of levy

  1. The New Zealand Law Society may, by a levy imposed under section 74(1)(b) on all lawyers, recover from those lawyers the amount of any levy paid by the New Zealand Law Society under section 217 or section 219.

  2. The New Zealand Society of Conveyancers may, by a levy imposed under section 91(1)(b) on all conveyancing practitioners, recover from those practitioners the amount of any levy paid by the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers under section 217 or section 219.