Under the Legal Profession Act 1993, the Legal Ombudsman monitored the handling, by the Law Society of Tasmania, of complaints about legal practitioners and could investigate complaints made by any person about the manner in which a complaint has been dealt with by the Society.
The handling of complaints has now transferred, under the Legal Profession Act 2007, to the Legal Profession Board of Tasmania. The Board is a separate entity established under the 2007 Act and its members are appointed by the Minister for Justice.
Complaints made about legal practitioners in Tasmania should be lodged with:
Director
Legal Profession Board of Tasmania
GPO Box 2335
Hobart Tas 7000.
The Board will investigate the complaint as well as dealing with the matter itself and may refer the matter to the Legal Professions' Disciplinary Tribunal and the Supreme Court.
