Clause 26

by inserting, immediately after “91,” in subsection (1), “91A,”;

by deleting the words “an order to show cause” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “a legal officer or non-practising solicitor to be punished”;

by deleting the words “Disciplinary Committee” in subsections (6), (7), (9) and (10) and substituting in each case the words “Disciplinary Tribunal”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (6), the following subsection:“(6A) Notwithstanding subsection (6), the Chief Justice may refuse to grant leave for an investigation to be made into a complaint of misconduct against a legal officer or non-practising solicitor if the application for such leave is made after the expiration of the period of —

6 years from the date of the alleged misconduct; or

where the complaint relates to any fraud alleged to have been committed by the legal officer or non-practising solicitor, 6 years from the earliest date on which the applicant discovered the fraud or could with reasonable diligence have discovered it, if that period expires later than the period referred to in paragraph (a).”;

by deleting “$5,000” in subsection (12)(d) and substituting “$20,000”; and

by deleting subsection (13) and substituting the following subsections:“(13) The costs of and incidental to any proceedings under this section shall be in the discretion of the Disciplinary Tribunal, Judge or court hearing those proceedings.(13A) A Disciplinary Tribunal may, in making any order on costs under subsection (13), specify the amount of those costs or direct that the amount be taxed by the Registrar.”.