Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5A · Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
70D. Suspicious transaction reporting
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Where a legal practitioner or law practice knows or has reasonable grounds to suspect any matter referred to in section 45(1) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992, the legal practitioner or law practice must, in accordance with section 45 of that Act, disclose the matter to —
legal practitioner
“legal practitioner” means any advocate and solicitor or foreign lawyer to whom this Part applies;
a Suspicious Transaction Reporting Officer under that Act by way of a suspicious transaction report; or
officer
“limited liability partnership agreement”, “manager” and “officer” have the meanings given by the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005.
an authorised officer under that Act.