Annual Report 2008-09 - Legal Services Commissioner

APPENDICES
Complaints under the Legal Profession Act 2004
2.4 Investigations commenced during
2008-09
The following graph shows the number of
investigations commenced by the Legal
Services Commissioner and those referred to
the Prescribed Investigatory Bodies (PIBs) during
2008-09.
The fewer investigations in 2008-09 than 2007-
08 was due to the different profile of complaints
received. See graph 2.2 where there were more
civil disputes received in 2008-09 than the
previous year.
2.5 Investigations referred to PIBs during
2008-09
The following graph shows the number of
investigations referred to the PIBs during
2008-09.
The Law Institute of Victoria was referred
an additional 66 investigations relating to
complaints received in 2007-08.
The BAR was referred an additional
3 investigations relating to complaints
received in 2007-08.
1000
900
800
2007-08
2008-09
830
300
250
2007-08 2008-09
263
250
700
600
500
400
300
567
528
263
652
200
150
100
105
124
200
100
0
124
1 2 3
50
0
13
19
1 2
3
Graph:
Number of investigations commenced and
referred to PIBs during 2008-09
Graph:
Number of investigations referred to PIBs
1 Investigations by LSC
2 Investigations referred to PIBs
3 Total Investigations
1 Investigations referred to LIV
2 Investigations referred to BAR
3 Total Investigations
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