Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 - SECT 529

529 .         Inspection of books

        (1)         The investigator, by force of this section, has and may exercise the same powers as those conferred on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission by sections 30(1), 34 and 37 to 39 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.

        (2)         Those provisions apply to the exercise of those powers with the following modifications (and any other necessary modifications) —

            (a)         a reference to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (however expressed) is taken to be a reference to the Board, the Complaints Committee or the investigator;

            (b)         a reference to a body corporate (including a body corporate that is not an exempt public authority) is taken to be a reference to an incorporated legal practice;

            (c)         a reference to an eligible person in relation to an incorporated legal practice is taken to be a reference to an officer or employee of the incorporated legal practice;

            (d)         a reference to a member or staff member is taken to be a reference to the Board, the Complaints Committee, the Law Complaints Officer or a person appointed by the Board who is an officer or employee of the Board;

            (e)         a reference in section 37 of that Act to a proceeding is taken to be a reference to an investigation, examination or audit to which this Part applies;

            (f)         any modifications prescribed by the regulations.