Law Society By-laws 2023 (Tas)

Law Society By-laws 2023

The Council of the Law Society of Tasmania makes the following by-laws under section 627 of the Legal Profession Act 2007 .

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These by-laws may be cited as the Law Society By-laws 2023 .

2. Commencement These by-laws take effect on the day on which the resolution by the Council, made under section 628 of the Legal Profession Act 2007 in respect of the by-laws, takes effect under section 628(7) of that Act.

3. Interpretation In these by-laws – Act means the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; associate member, of the Society, means a member referred to in clause 5(3) ; executive committee means the executive committee of the Council established by section 623 of the Act; Executive Director means the Executive Director of the Society within the meaning of the Act; full member, of the Society, means a member referred to in clause 5(2) ; general meeting means – (a) an annual general meeting of the Society held under Division 1 of Part 3 ; or (b) a special general meeting of the Society held under Division 2 of Part 3 ; member means a member of the Society; practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner; principal place of practice, in relation to a practitioner, means the office of a law practice with which the practitioner is primarily associated or primarily affiliated; region means the northern region, north-western region or southern region; regional committee means a committee established by clause 38(1) in respect of a region; register of members means the register kept and maintained under clause 7(1) ; Society means the Law Society.

4. Objects of the Society The objects of the Society are – (a) to represent generally the views of the legal profession; and (b) to maintain the integrity of the legal profession; and (c) to suppress dishonourable conduct within the legal profession; and (d) to promote the maintenance, and just reform, of the law; and (e) to promote the education and training of the legal profession; and (f) to provide for the settlement of professional disputes; and (g) to deal with any matter affecting the professional interest of practitioners; and (h) to encourage and promote the study of law; and (i) to promote the efficient practice of the law; and (j) to perform the statutory functions of the Society; and (k) to form and maintain law libraries; and (l) to acquire any rights, or privileges, which the Society considers necessary for promoting the interests of the legal profession; and (m) to promote or provide, in schools and in the community, education on the law and the legal system; and (n) to communicate information on the law and on matters related to the law; and (o) to publish, or subsidise the publication of, materials in connection with the objects of the Society; and (p) to do such things as are necessary, or reasonable, for the purpose of attaining these objects.