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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Miscellaneous provisions - Transitional provisions in respect of complaints and disciplinary proceedings

353: Continuation of disciplinary proceedings and certain other proceedings

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You are involved in some proceedings under the Law Practitioners Act 1982. These proceedings include investigations, inquiries, and applications. They must continue as if the Law Practitioners Act 1982 was still in force. You made an application to have your name restored to the roll before this section started. This application will continue under the Law Practitioners Act 1982. It will be completed as if the Law Practitioners Act 1982 had not been repealed. You are also involved in revising bills of costs under Part 8 of the Law Practitioners Act 1982. These proceedings will continue as if the Law Practitioners Act 1982 was still in force. They will be completed under the same rules that applied before this section started, except for sections 354 to 361 of this Act.

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Part 11Miscellaneous provisions
Transitional provisions in respect of complaints and disciplinary proceedings

353Continuation of disciplinary proceedings and certain other proceedings

  1. This section applies to the following proceedings:

  2. all proceedings in relation to all investigations, inquiries, applications, appeals, and other proceedings of a disciplinary nature under the Law Practitioners Act 1982 which have been commenced before the commencement of this section and which have not been determined or completed before the commencement of this section:
    1. all proceedings in relation to applications by practitioners for the restoration of their names to the roll which have been made before the commencement of this section under section 116 of the Law Practitioners Act 1982 and which have not been determined before the commencement of this section:
      1. all proceedings which relate to the revision of bills of costs and which have been commenced but not completed under Part 8 of the Law Practitioners Act 1982 before the commencement of this section.

        1. The proceedings to which this section applies are, subject to sections 354 to 361 of this Act, to be continued and completed as if the Law Practitioners Act 1982 had not been repealed.