Legal Practitioners (Insurance) Amendment Act 2003 (SA)

South Australia

Legal Practitioners (Insurance) Amendment Act 2003

An Act to amend the Legal Practitioners Act 1981.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Legal Practitioners (Insurance) Amendment Act 2003.

2—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Legal Practitioners Act 1981

3—Amendment of section 19—Insurance requirements

Section 19(1)—Delete subsection (1) and substitute:

1. (1)

   Where a scheme under section 52 is in force requiring legal practitioners to be insured against liabilities that may arise in the course of, or in relation to, legal practice—

   1. (a)

      the Supreme Court cannot issue or renew a practising certificate unless the applicant produces evidence to the satisfaction of the Court that the applicant has obtained the insurance against such liabilities required by the scheme for the term for which the certificate is to be issued or renewed; and

   2. (b)

      if, at any time during the term of a practising certificate so issued or renewed, the holder of the certificate ceases to be insured against such liabilities as required by the scheme, the practising certificate will be taken to be suspended until the holder of the certificate obtains such insurance.