Legal Profession Bill 2003 (Qld)

Legal Profession Bill 2003

LEGAL PROFESSION BILL 2003

AMENDMENTS AGREED TO IN COMMITTEE

1 Clause 2— At page 22, line 7— omit, insert—

'(1) Section 379 and schedule 1, to the extent it amends the Coroners Act 2003 and the Cremations Act 2003, commence or are taken to have commenced on 30 November 2003.

'(2) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.'.

2 Clause 157— At page 109, lines 8 to 14— omit, insert—

'(2) The relevant regulatory authority must cancel the local practising certificate.

'(3) The relevant regulatory authority may, but need not, give the individual notice of the date on which it proposes to cancel the local practising certificate.

'(4) The relevant regulatory authority must give the individual notice of the cancellation, unless notice of the date of the proposed cancellation was previously given.'.

3 Clause 173— At page 117, lines 20 to 23— omit, insert— '(a) an Australian lawyer;

(b) arelevant regulatory authority; Legal Profession Bill 2003

(c) the chief executive officer, however expressed, of the department or agency in which the officer is a government legal officer or, if the chief executive officer may delegate that power, a delegate.'.

4 Clause 217— At page 143, line 28, '228!01'"— omit, insert— "376B"'.

5 Clause 227— At page 147, lines 8 to 16— omit, insert— '227 Annual and other reports to the Minister

'(1) By 31 October after the end of each financial year, the commissioner must give to the Minister a report for the immediately preceding financial year.

'(2) The report must deal with the system established under this Act for dealing with complaints.

'(3) Also the Minister may, by written notice, ask the commissioner to provide a report at any time for a period stated in the Minister's request about the system or about an aspect of the system stated in the notice.