LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 38J Advertising

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 38J

38J Advertising

(1) A barrister or solicitor may advertise in any way the barrister or solicitor thinks fit, subject to any regulations under section 38JA.

(2) However, an advertisement must not be of a kind that is or that might reasonably be regarded as:

(a) false, misleading or deceptive, or

(b) in contravention of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth, the Fair Trading Act 1987 or any similar legislation.

(3) A contravention by a barrister or solicitor of subsection (2) is capable of being professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct, whether or not the barrister or solicitor is convicted of an offence in relation to the contravention.