LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSIONER ANNUAL REPORT 2012

Referral of an investigation to a Prescribed Investigatory BodyThe LSC may undertake a disciplinaryinvestigation or can instead referthe investigation to a PrescribedInvestigatory Body (PIB), whichcurrently means either the LIV or theBar. Where this occurs, the PIBs mustreport their findings to the LSC.Decisions following an investigation areto be made by the LSC. During the year,the LSC referred approximately 40%of the total number of investigationsto the PIBs for investigation. This isshown in Figure 7.Figure 7 Investigations commenced by the LSC and referred to PIBsInvestigations 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12Investigations by LSC 581 333 140*Investigations referred to PIBs 168 116 96**Total Investigations 749 449 236* The decrease in the number of ‘investigations’ is as a result of the way in which new complaints are now assessed and allocated.See Figures 29 and 30 in Chapter 5 for further details about investigations.** This figure does not include an additional 97 costs disputes referred to the PIBs during the 2011-12 year, as also occurred in previous years.16 Legal Services COMMISSIONER Annual Report 2012