Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Legal Complaints Review Officer) Form and Fee Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/185)

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Application to Legal Complaints Review Officer for Review of Decision of Standards Committee

Sections 193–198, Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Important
  • 1 This application must be lodged within 30 working days after the decision or action of the Standards Committee to which it relates.

  • 2 If you authorise another person to represent you in accordance with paragraph 2 below, all communications in relation to this application will be sent to the address provided for them.

  • 3 If you are not represented by another person, all communications in relation to this application will be sent to the address you have provided.

  • 4 The Legal Complaints Review Officer cannot provide legal advice in relation to your application.

1 Applicant details

Name:

Postal address:

Address for service (if different from postal address):

Telephone number(s):

Fax number(s):

Email address:

2 Authorisation [complete if applicable]

I authorise the following person to represent me:

Name:

Postal address:

Address for service (if different from postal address):

Telephone number(s):

Fax number(s):

Email address:

3 Section under which application is lodged

This application is lodged in accordance with the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 and in relation to a decision or action of a Standards Committee under the provision identified below. [Complete whichever of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (d) applies to your application.]

(a) Review in relation to a complaint (section 194)

I am/The applicant is* eligible to lodge this application under section 194.

I am/The applicant is*: [select whichever of the following applies]

  •  the complainant

  •  the person against whom the complaint was made

  •  a person or body related to the person against whom the complaint was made

  •  the New Zealand Law Society

  •  the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers.

*Select one.
(b) Review in relation to an inquiry (section 195)

I am/The applicant is* eligible to lodge this application under section 195:

I am/The applicant is*: [select whichever of the following applies]

  •  the person to whom the inquiry relates

  •  a person or body related to the person to whom the inquiry relates

  •  the New Zealand Law Society

  •  the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers.

*Select one.
(c) Review of exercise of power to intervene (section 196)

I am/The applicant is* eligible to lodge this application under section 196.

I am/The applicant is*: [select whichever of the following applies]

  •  a practitioner or former practitioner who is directly affected by the Standards Committee's action

  •  a person or body related to a practitioner or former practitioner directly affected by the Standards Committee's action

  •  an incorporated firm or former incorporated firm directly affected by the Standards Committee's action

  •  a banker on whom a notice under section 164(1) was served

  •  a person on whom a notice under section 170 was served

  •  the New Zealand Law Society

  •  the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers.

*Select one.
(d) Review of exercise of functions or powers other than those in sections 194 to 196 (section 197)

I am/The applicant is* eligible to lodge this application under section 197.

I am/The applicant is*: [select whichever of the following applies]

  •  the New Zealand Law Society

  •  the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers

  •  a person who has the leave of the New Zealand Law Society or New Zealand Society of Conveyancers to apply and written evidence of that authority is enclosed.

*Select one.
4 Date of determination, requirement, order, or direction

Date of the decision or action of the Standards Committee to which this application relates:

5 Details of other party [complete if applicable]

Name:

Postal address:

Address for service (if different from postal address):

Telephone number(s):

Fax number(s):

Email address:

6 Reasons for application

[State the reasons for your application, including:

  • your reasons for asking the Legal Complaints Review Officer to review this matter

  • an explanation of any matters to which you think the Legal Complaints Review Officer should have particular regard

  • any new information that you believe the Standards Committee was not, or may not have been, aware of.

Attach additional pages if necessary.]

7 Relevant documents included with this application

I have included a copy of the following: [select as many of the following as apply]

  •  a copy of the written notice of determination issued by the Standards Committee under section 158

  •  a list of documents that may assist the Legal Complaints Review Officer in considering my application

  •  copies of documents that may assist the Legal Complaints Review Officer in considering my application.

Date:

Signature of applicant: