LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 104 Notice of intention of corporation to start providing legal services

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 104

    (1)     Before a corporation starts to engage in legal practice in the ACT, the corporation must give the law society council written notice of its intention to engage in legal practice in the ACT.

Note     If a form is approved by the law society council under s 587 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (2)     A corporation commits an offence if—

        (a)     it engages in legal practice in the ACT; and

        (b)     it is in default of this section under subsection (3).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     A corporation that fails to comply with subsection (1) is in default of this section until it gives the law society council written notice of the failure to comply with that subsection and the fact that it has started to engage in legal practice.

Note     If a form is approved by the law society council under s 587 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (4)     The giving of a notice under subsection (3) does not affect a corporation's liability under subsection (1) or (2).

    (5)     A corporation is not entitled to recover any amount for anything the corporation did in contravention of subsection (2).

    (6)     A person may recover from a corporation, as a debt owing to the person, any amount the person paid to or at the direction of the corporation for anything the corporation did in contravention of subsection (2).

    (7)     An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.

    (8)     This section does not apply to a corporation that is not an incorporated legal practice because of section 101 (2) (a), (b) or (d) (Nature of incorporated legal practice).