Annual Report 2008-09 - Legal Services Commissioner
Annual Report 2008-09 - Legal Services Commissioner
Annual Report 2008-09 - Legal Services Commissioner
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Chapter ONE<br />
About the <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong><br />
Significant Events in <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong><br />
Ethics Workshop<br />
Presentations<br />
The <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong><br />
delivered 15 ethics workshops to<br />
approximately 470 lawyers throughout<br />
Victoria. See page 24 for more<br />
information.<br />
Outreach Visits<br />
The <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong><br />
conducted 7 outreach visits to<br />
metropolitan and rural parts of Victoria<br />
to provide ethics workshops for lawyers<br />
and raise awareness of the complaint<br />
handling regime among the local<br />
community. See page 30 for more<br />
information.<br />
Meetings With<br />
Community<br />
Support Groups<br />
The <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong> met<br />
with 67 community support groups<br />
through the Community Outreach<br />
Program. See page 31 for more<br />
information.<br />
Debt Collection<br />
Round Table<br />
The <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong><br />
convened a round table forum to<br />
discuss poor debt collection practices<br />
and the part that lawyers play in<br />
these practices. See page 19 for more<br />
information.<br />
National<br />
Training Course<br />
The <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Commissioner</strong><br />
convened a national training course for<br />
staff of organisations responsible for<br />
investigating complaints about lawyers<br />
in Australia. See page 20 for<br />
more information.<br />
6 <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Services</strong> COMMISSIONER 20<strong>09</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
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