Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008

Supervision and management

11.1

A lawyer practising on their own account must take all reasonable steps to ensure that—

(a)

the operation of the law practice (including separate places of business) is at all times competently supervised and managed by a lawyer who is practising on their own account; and

(b)

the conduct of all persons engaged or employed by the law practice is at all times competently supervised and managed by a lawyer who is practising on their own account.

Schedule rule 11.1: replaced, on 1 July 2021, by rule 8 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Amendment Rules 2021 (LI 2021/61).

11.2

A lawyer practising on their own account must ensure that the lawyer’s law practice has effective policies and systems in place to prevent and protect all persons engaged or employed by the law practice from the effects of unacceptable conduct, including conduct that amounts to 1 or more of the following:

(a)

bullying:

(b)

discrimination:

(c)

harassment:

(d)

racial harassment:

(e)

sexual harassment:

(f)

violence.

Schedule rule 11.2: replaced, on 1 July 2021, by rule 8 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Amendment Rules 2021 (LI 2021/61).