House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-09-24 Daily Xml

Contents

Legal Practitioners (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendment indicated by the following schedule, to which amendment the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 5, page 3, lines 1 to 13—Delete clause 5 and substitute:

5—Amendment of section 57A—Payment of interest accruing on trust accounts

(1) Section 57A(2)—delete 'Subject to subsection (3), the' and substitute:

The

(2) Section 57A(2)(c)—delete paragraph (c) and substitute:

(c) 10% of the money must be paid to the Law Foundation of South Australia Incorporated subject to such conditions as the Attorney-General directs.

(3) Section 57A(3)—delete 'and may, from time to time, with the approval of the Society, vary the portion of the money allocated for payment pursuant to each paragraph of that subsection'

(4) Section 57A(5)—delete subsection (5) and substitute:

(5) At least 50% of the money paid to the Law Foundation of South Australia Incorporated pursuant to subsection (2)(c) must be applied in, or in relation to, the provision of legal services to the community.