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LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1981 - SECT 97

97—Regulations

        (1)         The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by this Act, or as are necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, those regulations may—

            (a)         prescribe, and provide for the recovery of, any fee or levy for the purposes of this Act; and

            (b)         prescribe any form for the purposes of this Act; and

            (c)         prescribe requirements to be observed by companies holding practising certificates under this Act; and

            (d)         prescribe fines not exceeding a fine of $10 000 for contravention of any regulation.

        (3)         Regulations may, with the concurrence of the Society, be made under this section—

            (a)         declaring that in circumstances specified in the regulations the business of a company is to be regarded as being conducted in association with a legal practice; and

            (b)         making special provision with respect to the keeping and auditing of the accounts of any such company; and

            (c)         regulating the conduct of business by any such company and restricting the classes of transaction into which any such company may enter.

        (3a)         Regulations under this Act—

            (a)         may be of general application or limited application; and

            (b)         may make different provision according to the matters or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; and

            (c)         may provide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is to be determined according to the discretion of the Attorney-General, the Supreme Court or the Society.

        (4)         This section is in addition to, and does not derogate from, any other provision of this Act providing for the making of regulations.



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