(1) For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of
"supervised legal practice" in section 6(1) of the Uniform Law,
supervised legal practice in the case of an Australian legal practitioner who
is an employee of a law practice (or who, though not an employee of the law
practice, is working under supervision in a law practice) includes supervision
by an employee of the law practice who holds an Australian practising
certificate authorising the holder to supervise legal practice by others.
(2)
For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of
"supervised legal practice" in section 6(1) of the Uniform Law,
supervised legal practice in the case of an Australian legal practitioner who
is an employee of a law practice, and who is engaged in legal work for a
client of the law practice, or in legal work for a community legal service,
otherwise than under the supervision of an authorised principal of the law
practice, includes supervision by an Australian lawyer (the
"supervising lawyer" ), where--
(i) holds an
Australian practising certificate authorising the holder to supervise legal
practice by others, or
(ii) is exempt from holding or otherwise not required
to hold such an Australian practising certificate by or under the Uniform Law,
jurisdictional legislation or legislation of the Commonwealth, and
(b) the
supervision is adequate in the circumstances and not less than the supervision
that the employee would have received from an authorised principal of the law
practice.
(3) Subrule (2) applies in relation to legal work engaged in by an
employee of a legal practice during the whole or any part of the period
starting on 1 July 2015 and ending immediately before the date of commencement
of that subrule, as well as to legal work engaged in on or after that date.
