Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The role of a receiver for a law practice is:
(a) to be the receiver of regulated property of the practice; and
(b) to wind up and terminate the affairs of the practice.
(2) For winding-up the affairs of the law practice and in the interests of the practice's clients, the Law Society may, by instrument in writing, authorise:
(a) the receiver to carry on the legal practice engaged in by the law practice, if the receiver is an Australian legal practitioner who holds an unrestricted practising certificate; or
(b) an Australian legal practitioner who holds an unrestricted practising certificate, or a law practice whose principals are or include one or more Australian legal practitioners who hold unrestricted practising certificates, specified in the instrument to carry on the legal practice on behalf of the receiver.
(3) Subject to any directions given by the Society by instrument in writing, the person authorised to carry on the legal practice engaged in by a law practice has all the powers of a manager under this Chapter and is taken have been appointed as manager for the law practice.
(4) The Society may, by instrument in writing, terminate an authorisation to carry on a legal practice granted under this section.
(5) For exercising powers under this section, the receiver may exercise any or all of the following powers:
(a) to enter and remain on premises used by the law practice for or in connection with its engaging in legal practice;
(b) to require the practice, an associate or former associate of the practice or any other person who has or had control of client files and associated documents (including documents relating to trust money received by the practice) to give the receiver:
(i) access to the files and documents the receiver reasonably requires; and
(ii) information relating to client matters the receiver reasonably requires;
(c) to operate equipment or facilities on the premises, or to require any person on the premises to operate equipment or facilities on the premises, for a purpose relevant to the receiver's appointment;
(d) to take possession of any relevant material and retain it for as long as may be necessary;
(e) to secure any relevant material found on the premises against interference, if the material cannot be conveniently removed;
(f) to take possession of any computer equipment or computer program reasonably required for a purpose relevant to the receiver's appointment.
(6) If the receiver takes anything from the premises, the receiver must issue a receipt in a form approved by the Society and:
(a) if the occupier or a person apparently responsible to the occupier is present at or near the premises, give the receipt to the occupier; or
(b) otherwise, leave it at the premises in an envelope addressed to the occupier.
(7) If the receiver is refused access to the premises or the premises are unoccupied, the receiver may use whatever appropriate force is necessary to enter the premises and may be accompanied by a police officer to assist entry.