Disciplinary Register
The Register of Disciplinary Action contains information about lawyers who have been disciplined
Disciplinary action may be taken by the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner, the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, the Supreme Court or in some cases, by their interstate equivalents.
Below you can search the Register by lawyer’s name and/or the disciplinary action taken, or view the entire Register.
A finding of Professional Misconduct, whether made by the Commissioner, the Tribunal or the Supreme Court, must be published on the Register.
A less serious finding of Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct may be included on the Register, at the discretion of the Commissioner.
Not all lawyers subject to disciplinary action prior to 1 July 2014 are listed on the Register. Only lawyers who have been struck-off (ie removed from practice), suspended from practice or placed under supervision for a period of time (and which was in effect as at 1 July 2014) are on the Register. Some information is not on the Register for older disciplinary actions.
Lawyers found guilty of misconduct in other jurisdictions may have their details published on an interstate disciplinary action register.
If a finding that is entered on the Register is appealed, then the fact of the appeal will also be noted on the Register. If the appeal, or indeed any review:
- results in the finding being quashed, then any reference to that disciplinary action must be removed from the Register;
- results in the finding being otherwise varied, then the Register will be amended appropriately.
The Commissioner has a discretion to remove information that was previously included on the Register. They can only do so where the information relates to relatively minor misconduct, and only if it has been at least 2 years since the later of:
- the inclusion of the information on the Register; and
- the fulfilment of the order or requirement to which the information relates.
Disclaimer: The Commissioner is required to maintain the Register of Disciplinary Action in accordance with the Act, Section 89C. While all reasonable care is taken to make sure the information on the Register is correct and up-to-date, the Commissioner is not liable for any loss or damage that may result from reliance on the Register or from any error or deficiency in the Register. The Commissioner also has certain specific protections from liability under section 89F of the Act.
| Date of decision | Full name | Decision | Disciplinary action taken | |
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| 2021 | Paul Ignatius Boylan | Professional Misconduct | Multiple Disciplinary Action | |
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Full name
Paul Ignatius Boylan
Business address *
138 Florence Street PORT PIRIE SA 5540
Date(s) of admission
07 February 1978
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Failure to comply with disciplinary action ordered by the Commissioner in a previous Determination following a complaint.
Decision
Professional Misconduct
Date of decision
19 October 2021
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Fine amount $2,500.00
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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| 2021 | Janusz Kaminski | The practitioner’s name is struck from the roll of practitioners kept by the Supreme Court of SA | Struck off | |
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Full name
Janusz Kaminski
Business address *
26 Carabeen Way, Lyndhurst, VICTORIA 3975
Date(s) of admission
01 May 1989
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Decision
The practitioner’s name is struck from the roll of practitioners kept by the Supreme Court of SA
Date of decision
21 September 2021
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Application made pursuant to section 89(1b) or 88A of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1981 with the consent of the practitioner on the basis of medical evidence which demonstrates the practitioner is no longer fit to practise the profession of the law.
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 2021 | Frederick Mark Boyd Turner | Professional Misconduct | Multiple Disciplinary Action | |
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Full name
Frederick Mark Boyd Turner
Business address *
Level 1, 48 Carrington Street ADELAIDE SA 5000
Date(s) of admission
05 April 1983
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Drawing a Will for an elderly lady on instructions from a family member without first meeting with her, so that he could consider issues of capacity and/or undue influence.
Decision
Professional Misconduct
Date of decision
07 July 2021
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
Condition on practising certificate that practitioner complete one extra unit of Mandatory Continuing Professional Development on the subject of taking instructions for Wills within 6 months of the date of this order. The amount of the fine is $6,500.00.
Regulatory authority
Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner
Appeal
Decision or order
Decision not published
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| 2021 | Anna Katarzyna Jones | Professional Misconduct | Conditions on Practising Certificate | |
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Full name
Anna Katarzyna Jones
Business address *
34 Cadell Street GOOLWA SA 5214
Date(s) of admission
09 February 2009
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
South Australia
Substance of Conduct Matter
Not responding to formal notices served under clause 4 of schedule 4 of the Legal Practitioners Act requesting information and documents.
Decision
Professional Misconduct
Date of decision
16 June 2021
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
15 June 2023 Mentoring Agreement expires
Regulatory authority
Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Appeal
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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| 2021 | Christopher James Rosser | Practitioner’s name struck off the Roll. | Struck off | |
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Full name
Christopher James Rosser
Business address *
20 King Arthurs Court, Sovereign Island, Queensland 4216
Date(s) of admission
16 February 2001, 20 May 1994
Jurisdiction(s) of admission
Home jurisdiction *
Queensland
Substance of Conduct Matter
Practitioner struck off the Roll in Queensland on 4 December 2020.
Decision
Practitioner’s name struck off the Roll.
Date of decision
19 March 2021
Disciplinary action taken
Notes
LPCC Application made pursuant to Section 89(6), relying on Interstate Strike Off. Orders
made by consent.
Regulatory authority
Supreme Court
Appeal
Decision or order
Link to published decision
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