Legal Practice Act Qld

The following laws and other documents are relevant to legal practice in Queensland. (1) The following conduct may constitute unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct: (a) conduct that consists of a violation of any relevant law, whether the conduct occurred before or after the coming into force of this section; Note: Under section 7 of the Statutory Interpretation Act 1954 and section 7 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1992, a breach of that Act would include a breach of a regulation or rules governing the legal professions, and a breach of a previous law would include a breach of a rule relating to a legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2004. (2) Conduct that occurred before the coming into force of this subsection and that, at the time it occurred, consisted of a violation of a relevant law or corresponding law may also constitute unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct. (3) This section shall not restrict section 418 or 419. There are no standards mentioned in this bill. The government publication is currently available until Thursday, July 1, 2021. Unsatisfactory professional conduct is defined in the Legal Profession Act 2007.