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The Legal Complaints Review Officer operates under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act), the primary purposes of which are to maintain public confidence in the provision of legal services and conveyancing services, and to protect consumers of such services.
The specific role of the Legal Complaints Review Officer is to independently review decisions made by the New Zealand Law Society and New Zealand Society of Conveyancers Standards Committees on complaints against lawyers and conveyancers.
The first step in the complaints process is to lay a complaint with the complaints service of the relevant society.
The Lawyers & Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal hears and determines disciplinary charges against members of the legal and conveyancing professions.
If you want to make a complaint about a lawyer or conveyancer, you must first make a complaint to the New Zealand Law Society or New Zealand Society of Conveyancers.
The tribunal also receives applications regarding suspension, striking off, revocation of orders and restoration of practitioners to the roll or register.