Legal Practitioners Act 1981 (SA)

South Australia

Legal Practitioners Act 1981

An Act to regulate the practice of law; and for other purposes.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

This Act may be cited as the Legal Practitioners Act 1981.

1. (1)

   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

amend includes—

1. (a)

   in relation to a practising certificate—

   1. (i)

      impose a condition on the certificate; and

   2. (ii)

      amend or revoke a condition already imposed on the certificate; and

2. (b)

   in relation to registration as a foreign lawyer—

   1. (i)

      amend the lawyer's registration certificate; and

   2. (ii)

      impose a condition on the registration; and

   3. (iii)

      amend or revoke a condition already imposed on the registration;

associate—see section 5A;

Associate Justice means an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court;

Australian Government Solicitor means the Australian Government Solicitor constituted under the Judiciary Act 1903 of the Commonwealth and includes any person authorised by or under that Act to act in the name of the Australian Government Solicitor;

Australian-registered foreign lawyer means a locally registered foreign lawyer or an interstate-registered foreign lawyer;

Chief Executive of the Society means the principal executive officer employed by the Society and includes any person who is, for the time being, discharging the duties of that officer;

Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and includes an acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;

the combined trust account means the Legal Practitioners Combined Trust Account maintained by the Society under Part 4;

Commissioner means the person holding or acting in the office of Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner under Part 6 Division 2;

community legal centre means a body that provides legal services to the community, or a section of the community, on a non‑profit basis, and includes the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, but does not include the Legal Services Commission;

conduct of a legal practitioner includes any act or omission by the legal practitioner;

conviction includes a formal finding of guilt;

corporation means—

1. (a)

   a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth; or

2. (b)

   any other body corporate, or body corporate of a kind, prescribed by the regulations;

corresponding authority means—

1. (a)

   a person or body having powers or functions under a corresponding law; or

2. (b)

   when used in the context of a person or body having powers or functions under this Act (the local authority)—

   1. (i)

      a person or body having corresponding powers or functions under a corresponding law; and

   2. (ii)

      without limiting subparagraph (i), if the powers or functions of the local authority relate to local legal practitioners generally or are limited to any particular class of local legal practitioners—a person or body having corresponding powers or functions under a corresponding law regardless of whether they relate to interstate legal practitioners generally or are limited to any particular class of interstate legal practitioners;

corresponding disciplinary body means—

1. (a)

   a court or tribunal having powers or functions under a corresponding law that correspond…