Australian Capital Territory
Legal Profession Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2007-4

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Legal Profession Act 2006.
Dated 16 February 2007.
Katy Gallagher
Minister
Simon Corbell
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Legal Profession Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2007-4
made under the
Legal Profession Act 2006

    

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Legal Profession Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Legal Profession Regulation 2006.
4	Part 10
substitute
Part 10	Transitional
36	Modification of Act, ch 10, s 605 (2)—Act, s 618
The Act, section 605 (2) is modified by omitting everything before paragraph (a) and substituting the following:
	(2)	For the period beginning on the commencement day and ending on 30 June 2007—
37	Modification of Act, ch 10, s 605 (3)—Act, s 618
The Act, section 605 (3) is modified by omitting it and substituting the following:
	(3)	This section expires on 1 July 2007.
38	Modification of Act, ch 10, s 606 (2)—Act, s 618
The Act, section 606 (2) is modified by omitting everything before paragraph (a) and substituting the following:
	(2)	For the period beginning on the commencement day and ending on 30 June 2007—
39	Modification of Act, ch 10, s 606 (3)—Act, s 618
The Act, section 606 (3) is modified by omitting it and substituting the following:
	(3)	This section expires on 1 July 2007.
40	Modification of Act, ch 10, s 607 (2)—Act, s 618
The Act, section 607 (2) is modified by omitting everything before paragraph (a) and substituting the following:
	(2)	If a client of a law practice first instructs the law practice in relation to a matter before 1 July 2007—
41	Modification of Act, ch 10, s 607 (3)—Act, s 618
The Act, section 607 (3) is modified by omitting everything before paragraph (a) and substituting the following:
	(3)	If a law practice is retained by another law practice on behalf of a client on or after 1 July 2007 in relation to a matter for which the other law practice was retained by the client before 1 July 2007—
42	Modification of Act, ch 10, s 608 (1)—Act, s 618
The Act, section 608 (1) is modified by omitting it and substituting the following:
	(1)	This section applies if—
	(a)	before 1 July 2007 a person gives notice to the registrar under the repealed Act, section 180 (including that section as applied as a provision of this Act) that the person wishes to have a statement of costs and disbursements determined by taxation; and
	(b)	immediately before 1 July 2007 the taxation has not been completed or the notice withdrawn.
43	Expiry—pt 10
This part expires on 2 July 2007.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 26 February 2007.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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