Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Miscellaneous provisions - Regulations

339: Regulations

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The Governor-General can make regulations for the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. You need to know what these regulations are about. They can be about things like forms, duties of officers, and procedures for the Disciplinary Tribunal or the High Court. The Governor-General can make regulations about many things, including charges or fees for the Disciplinary Tribunal. They can also make regulations about how to give evidence or issue summonses to witnesses. These regulations help make the Act work properly. Regulations made under this section are secondary legislation, which means they have special publication requirements, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for more information.

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Part 11Miscellaneous provisions
Regulations

339Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may, from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act:
    1. prescribing the duties of officers of the Disciplinary Tribunal, of the Registrar of the High Court, and of any other officers or persons acting in execution of this Act:
      1. prescribing any act or thing necessary to supplement or render more effectual the provisions of this Act as to the conduct of proceedings before the Disciplinary Tribunal or the High Court:
        1. prescribing the procedure in relation to the conduct of matters before the Disciplinary Tribunal:
          1. prescribing procedures in relation to the issue of summonses to witnesses and to the hearing of evidence on oath:
            1. prescribing charges or fees in relation to the functions of the Disciplinary Tribunal:
              1. providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for its due administration.
                1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                Notes
                • Section 339(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).