Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 498

Dismissal of complaint

After completing an investigation of a complaint against an Australian legal practitioner, the Law Society may dismiss the complaint if satisfied:

        (a)     it is frivolous or vexatious; or

        (b)     there is no reasonable likelihood that the practitioner will be found guilty by the Disciplinary Tribunal of either unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct; or

        (c)     it is in the public interest to do so.



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback