Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 - SECT 51

51 .         Notification of offence

        (1)         A local legal practitioner must give notice in an approved form to the Board if the holder is —

            (a)         convicted of an offence that would have to be disclosed under the admission rules in relation to an application to admission; or

            (b)         charged with a serious offence.

        (2)         The notice must be given to the Board within 7 days after conviction or charge.

        (3)         This section does not apply to an offence to which Division 7 applies.

        (4)         A person contravening subsection (1) is taken to contravene a condition of the person’s local practising certificate.