Law Practitioners Act 1982 No 123 (as at 01 August 2008), Public Act

  • repealed
  • Law Practitioners Act 1982: repealed, on 1 August 2008, by section 349 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (2006 No 1).
30 Appeals from District Law Societies
  • (1) Any member of a District Law Society who is aggrieved by the decision of that society or of the District Council in any matter affecting himself may appeal from that decision to the Council of the New Zealand Law Society.

    (2) The Council of the New Zealand Law Society shall hear and consider the appeal in such manner as it directs, and may, after giving the appellant a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to make representations, confirm, reverse, or modify the decision appealed against.

    (3) The decision of the Council of the New Zealand Law Society shall be final and conclusive.

    (4) Nothing in this section shall apply to any decision of a District Law Society or District Council under Part 7 of this Act.

    Compare: 1955 No 101 s 112