Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed)

1:00 pm

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I move amendment No. 109:


In page 48, before section 50, to insert the following new section:50.—(1) Where the Authority receives a complaint it shall conduct a preliminary review of the complaint to determine—
(a) whether or not the complaint is admissible, and
(b) whether the complaint is an appropriate complaint to be dealt with under section 51*, or Chapter 2**.
(2) The review referred to in subsection (1) shall be conducted by a member of the staff of the Authority authorised in writing to conduct such reviews (the reviewer).
(3) In conducting the review under this section, the Authority may notify the legal practitioner concerned of the making of the complaint and invite the legal
practitioner to respond to the Authority in relation to the complaint.".