Law Practitioners Act 1982

• Jurisdiction: New Zealand
• Citation: 1982 No 123
• Reference: 1982 No 123
• Record Number: DLM62319
• Act Number: 123
• Type of Document: Act

Contenidos

• Law Practitioners Act 1982
• Preamble
• Contents
• 1 Short Title and commencement
• 2 Interpretation
• Part 1
• 3 Constitution of New Zealand Law Society
• 4 General functions of Society
• 5 Powers of Society
• 6 Law offices and legal advice bureaux
• 7 Application of Act to law offices and legal advice bureaux
• 8 Benevolent fund
• 9 Levy on members
• 10 President and other officers of Society
• 11 Council
• 12 Management of Society by Council
• 13 Powers of Council to deal with property and to invest money
• 14 Power of Council to borrow money
• 15 Committees and other bodies
• 16 Power of Council to elect honorary or associate members
• 17 Council may make rules
• 18 Constitution of existing District Law Societies
• 19 Formation of new District Law Societies
• 20 Alteration of districts
• 21 Amalgamation of districts
• 21A Change of name of District Law Society
• 22 District Law Societies to be bodies corporate
• 23 Membership of District Law Societies
• 24 District Council may exempt person from membership on conscientious grounds
• 25 Annual levy on members
• 26 Functions and powers of District Law Societies
• 27 Rules
• 28 Officers and Council
• 29 Powers of District Council
• 30 Appeals from District Law Societies
• Part 2
• 31 Constitution of Council of Legal Education
• 31A Council to have powers of natural person
• 31B Personal liability
• 32 Terms of office
• 33 Casual vacancies
• 34 Proceedings not affected by vacancies, etc
• 35 Appointment of Chairman
• 36 Meetings
• 37 Special meetings
• 38 Functions and powers
• 39 Regulations
• 40 Power to appoint committees
• 41 Remuneration and travelling allowances
• 42 Employees
• 42A Personnel policy
• 42B Equal employment opportunities programme
• 42C Superannuation or retiring allowances
• 42D Crown may provide services for Council
• 42E Application of certain Acts to members and employees
• 42F Funds of Council
• 42G Bank accounts
• 42H Investment of money
• 42I Seal
• 42J Exemption from income tax
• 42K Annual report
• Part 3
• 43 Admission as barrister and solicitor
• 44 Qualifications
• 45 Evidence of examinations
• 46 Admission
• 47 Reciprocal admission
• 48 Rules of Court as to admission
• 49 Registrar to keep roll of barristers and solicitors
• 50 Enrolment
• 51 Striking off and restoration of names by order of Court or Tribunal
• 51A Removal from roll if deemed registration ceases in some circumstances
• 52 Voluntary removal of name from roll, and restoration
• 53 Admission and restoration fees
• Part 4
• 54 No person to act as barrister or solicitor unless enrolled
• 55 Restriction on right of practitioner to commence private practice
• 56 Practitioners not to practise without practising certificates
• 57 Issue and currency of practising certificates
• 58 Withholding of practising certificate
• 59 Suspension from practice in cases of disability
• 60 Practising fees
• 61 Status of barristers
• 62 Regulations as to Queen's Counsel
• 63 Offence to practise as solicitor in contravention of order of New Zealand Disciplinary Tribunal
• 64 Offence for unqualified person to act as solicitor
• 65 Qualified persons only to act as conveyancers
• 66 Unqualified persons not to act through agency of solicitors
• 67 Solicitors not to act as agents for unqualified persons
• 68 Solicitor not to commence or defend action if prisoner
• 69 Interpretation
• 70 Agent to be appointed to conduct sole solicitor's practice
• 71 Powers of manager or administrator of estate of mentally disordered or deceased solicitor
• 72 Notice of giving of power of attorney
• 73 Conditions affecting donee of power of attorney
• 74 Termination of agency
• 75 Bank to notify closing of trust account
• 76 Agent to be authorised to appoint substitute
• 77 Practising certificates, etc
• 78 Offences
• 79 Powers of Council or District Council not affected
• Part 5
• 80 Interpretation
• 81 Application of sections 82 to 84
• 82 Administration of solicitor's trust account by District Council
• 83 Council or District Council may take...