Professional Standards Act 1994 Professional Standards Amendment (Disclosure Statement) Regulation 1999 (1999-290) [GG No 72 of 25.6.1999, p 4224] (NSW)

1999 No 290

New South Wales

Professional Standards Amendment

(Disclosure Statement) Regulation

1999

under the

Professional Standards Act 1994

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Professional Standards Act 1994.

JEFFREY SHAW, Q.C., M.L.C.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note

The Professional Standards Act 1994 provides for the limiting of occupational liability of professionals and other occupational groups under schemes approved by the Professional Standards Council. The Act requires a person whose occupational liability is so limited to notify that fact on all documents given by the person to a client or prospective client that promote or advertise the person or the person’s occupation. The object of this Regulation is to prescribe a form of statement for the purpose of that requirement.

This Regulation is made under the Professional Standards Act 1994, including sections 33 (Notification of limitation of liability) and 53 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 72 of 25 June 1999, page 4224	Page 1
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Clause 1	Professional Standards Amendment (Disclosure Statement) Regulation 1999
Schedule 1	Amendment

Professional Standards Amendment (Disclosure

Statement) Regulation 1999

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Professional Standards Amendment
(Disclosure Statement) Regulation 1999.

2 Amendment of Professional Standards Regulation 1998

The Professional Standards Regulation 1998 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 2)

Clause 12

Insert after clause 11:

12 Notification of limitation of liability

(1)	For the purposes of section 33 (3) of the Act, the following form of statement is prescribed:
‘‘Liability limited by the [insert name of relevant Scheme
approved of by the Council] Scheme, approved under the Professional Standards Act 1994 (NSW).’’
(2)	The statement must be printed in a size not less than the face measurement of Times New Roman typeface in 8 point.

BY AUTHORITY

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