New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2004 - SECT 229

229 Extent of entitlement of interstate-registered foreign lawyer to practise in this jurisdiction

(1) This Part does not authorise an interstate-registered foreign lawyer to practise foreign law in this jurisdiction to a greater extent than a locally registered foreign lawyer could be authorised under a local registration certificate.

(2) Also, an interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in this jurisdiction:

(a) is subject to:

(i) any conditions imposed by the domestic registration authority under section 230 (Additional conditions on practice of interstate-registered foreign lawyers), and

(ii) any conditions imposed by or under the legal profession rules as referred to in that section, and

(b) is, to the greatest practicable extent and with all necessary changes:

(i) the same as the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in the lawyer’s home jurisdiction, and

(ii) subject to any condition on the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in that jurisdiction.

(3) If there is an inconsistency between conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (a) and conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (b), the conditions that are, in the opinion of the domestic registration authority, more onerous prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

(4) An interstate-registered foreign lawyer must not practise foreign law in this jurisdiction in a manner not authorised by this Act or in contravention of any condition referred to in this section.