Legal Profession (Disciplinary Tribunal) Rules 2021 (Tas)

Legal Profession (Disciplinary Tribunal) Rules 2021

The Disciplinary Tribunal makes the following rules under section 615(5) of the Legal Profession Act 2007 .

1. Short title These rules may be cited as the Legal Profession (Disciplinary Tribunal) Rules 2021 .

2. Commencement These rules take effect on 30 June 2021.

3. Interpretation In these rules – Act means the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; application means – (a) an application to the Tribunal, under section 458 of the Act, in respect of a determination; or (b) an application to the Tribunal, under section 464(1) of the Act, for the hearing and determination of a complaint; or (c) a referral to the Tribunal, under section 464(2) of the Act, with a recommendation that the Tribunal make a compensation order; notice of hearing means a notice served by the Tribunal under section 467(1) of the Act in respect of an application; relevant party means – (a) in relation to an application under section 458 of the Act, the complainant or the practitioner against whom the complainant has made the complaint; and (b) in relation to an application under section 464 of the Act, the applicant or the respondent; Secretary means the secretary to the Tribunal appointed under section 616 of the Act.

4. Form of application (1) An application to the Tribunal, under section 458 of the Act, in respect of a determination is to be in accordance with Form 1 in Schedule 1 . (2) An application to the Tribunal, under section 464(1) of the Act, to hear and determine a complaint is to be in accordance with Form 2 in Schedule 1 . (3) A referral to the Tribunal, under section 464(2) of the Act, with a recommendation that the Tribunal make a compensation order is to be in accordance with Form 3 in Schedule 1 .