Core Duties

Question 1

What is Core Duty 1?

Answer 1

You must observe your duty to the court in the administration of justice

Question 2

What is Core Duty 2?

Answer 2

You must act in the best interests of each client

Question 3

What is Core Duty 3?

Answer 3

You must act with honesty and integrity

Question 4

What is Core Duty 4?

Answer 4

You must maintain your independence

Question 5

What is Core Duty 5?

Answer 5

You must not behave in a way which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in you or in the profession

Question 6

What is Core Duty 6?

Answer 6

You must keep the affairs of each client confidential

Question 7

What is Core Duty 7?

Answer 7

You must provide a competent standard of work and service to each client

Question 8

What is Core Duty 8?

Answer 8

You must not discriminate unlawfully against any person

Question 9

What is Core Duty 9?

Answer 9

You must be open and co-operative with your regulators

Question 10

What is Core Duty 10?

Answer 10

You must take reasonable steps to manage your practice, or carry out your role within your practice, competently and in such a way as to achieve compliance with your legal and regulatory obligations

Question 11

You must observe your duty to the court in the administration of justice. Which Core Duty?

Answer 11

Core Duty 1

Question 12

You must maintain your independence. Which Core Duty?

Answer 12

Core Duty 4

Question 13

You must be open and co-operative with your regulators. Which Core Duty?

Answer 13

Core Duty 9

Question 14

You must not discriminate unlawfully against any person. Which Core Duty?

Answer 14

Core Duty 8

Question 15

You must be open and co-operative with your regulators. Which Core Duty?

Answer 15

Core Duty 9

Question 16

You must act in the best interests of each client. Which Core Duty?

Answer 16

Core Duty 2

Question 17

You must not behave in a way which is likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in you or in the profession

Answer 17

Core Duty 5

Question 18

You must keep the affairs of each client confidential. Which Core Duty?

Answer 18

Core Duty 6

Question 19

You must take reasonable steps to manage your practice, or carry out your role within
your practice, competently and in such a way as to achieve compliance with your legal and
regulatory obligations. Which Core Duty?

Answer 19

Core Duty 10

Question 20

You must provide a competent standard of work and service to each client. Which Core Duty?

Answer 20

Core Duty 7

Question 21

What are the 5 Conduct rules at rC3?

Answer 21

1.You must not knowingly or recklessly mislead or attempt to mislead the court;
2. You must not abuse your role as an advocate;
3. You must take reasonable steps to avoid wasting the court’s time;
4. You must take reasonable steps to ensure that the court has before it all relevant decisions and
legislative provisions;
5.You must ensure that your ability to act independently is not compromised.

Question 22

What is rC4?

Answer 22

Your duty to act in the best interests of each client is subject to your duty to the court.

Question 23

What is rC5?

Answer 23

Your duty to the court does not require you to act in breach of your duty to keep the affairs of each
client confidential.

Question 24

Your duty not to mislead the court or to permit the court to be misled will include the following obligations. You must not:

A) Make submissions, representations or any other statement; or

B) Ask questions which suggest facts to witnesses
which you know, or are instructed, are untrue or misleading.

Answer 24

rC6(1)

Question 25

What is rC7.2?

Answer 25

You must not:

A) make submissions, representations or any other statement; or

B) ask questions which suggest facts to witnesses
which you know, or are instructed, are untrue or misleading.

Question 26

What is rC7.3?

Answer 26

You must not make a serious allegation against any person, or suggest that a person is guilty of a
crime with which your client is charged unless:

A) You have reasonable grounds for the allegation; and

B) The allegation is relevant to your client’s case or the credibility of a witness; and

C) Where the allegation relates to a third party, you avoid naming them in open court unless this is reasonably necessary.

Question 27

What is rC7.4?

Answer 27

You must not put forward to the court a personal opinion of the facts or the law unless you are
invited or required to do so by the court or by law.

Question 28

Where are these Conduct Rules found:

1. You must not knowingly or recklessly mislead or attempt to mislead the court;
2. You must not abuse your role as an advocate;
3. You must take reasonable steps to avoid wasting the court’s time;
4. You must take reasonable steps to ensure that the court has before it all relevant decisions and
   legislative provisions;
   5.You must ensure that your ability to act independently is not compromised.

?

Answer 28

rC3