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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 165 Requirement for registration

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 165

Requirement for registration

165 Requirement for registration

(1) A person must not practise foreign law in this jurisdiction unless the person is—
(a) an Australian-registered foreign lawyer; or
(b) an Australian legal practitioner.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(2) However, a person does not contravene subsection (1) if the person is an overseas-registered foreign lawyer
(a) who—
(i) practises foreign law in this jurisdiction for 1 or more periods that do not exceed in aggregate 90 days in any period of 12 months; or
(ii) is subject to a restriction imposed under the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) that has the effect of limiting the period during which work may be done, or business transacted, in Australia by the person; and
(b) who—
(i) does not keep an office for the purpose of practising foreign law in this jurisdiction; or
(ii) does not become a partner or director of a law practice.