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          <legref check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" refid="sch.1" type="act">Schedule 1</legref>—</txt>
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          <i>insert—</i>
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                            <name emphasis="yes">Legal Profession (Society) Amendment Rule (No. 1) 2026</name>
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                        <txt break.before="1">30 April 2026</txt>
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