Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5A · Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
70F. Powers of inspection by Council
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In order to ascertain whether this Part is being complied with, the Council may, on its own motion or upon receiving any written complaint, require a legal practitioner or a sole proprietor, partner or director of a law practice to produce any document or provide any information or explanation to the Council or to any person appointed by the Council.
Council
“Council” means the Council of the Society established under section 47;
Upon being required to produce any document, information or explanation, the legal practitioner or the sole proprietor, partner or director of the law practice must provide to the Council, or to any person appointed by the Council under subsection (1), the document, information or explanation.
legal practitioner
“legal practitioner” means any advocate and solicitor or foreign lawyer to whom this Part applies;
A document that is in electronic form must be produced in the form or format required by the Council or the person appointed by the Council under subsection (1).
The Council, or the person appointed by the Council under subsection (1), may —
retain the document provided and make and retain copies of the document; and
record the information or explanation provided.
The Council may —
use the document, information or explanation obtained as a basis for proceedings under this Act; and
disclose the document, information or explanation for all or any of the following purposes:
an investigation of a criminal offence, and any subsequent criminal proceedings;
any disciplinary proceedings under section 70G(1) against a legal practitioner;
any regulatory action under section 70G(2) against a law practice.