LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 168
Form of practice
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 168
Form of practice
168 Form of practice
(1) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may, subject to any conditions
attaching to the foreign lawyer’s registration, practise foreign law—
(a)
on the foreign lawyer’s own account; or
(b) in partnership with 1 or more
Australian-registered foreign lawyers or 1 or more Australian legal
practitioners, or both, in circumstances where, if the Australian-registered
foreign lawyer were an Australian legal practitioner, the partnership would be
permitted under a law of this jurisdiction; or
(c) as a director or employee
of an incorporated legal practice or a partner or employee of a
multi-disciplinary partnership that is permitted by a law of this
jurisdiction; or
(d) as an employee of an Australian legal practitioner or
law firm in circumstances where, if the Australian-registered foreign lawyer
were an Australian legal practitioner, the employment would be permitted under
a law of this jurisdiction; or
(e) as an employee of an Australian-registered
foreign lawyer.
(2) An affiliation mentioned in subsection (1) (b) to (e)
does not entitle the Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise
Australian law in this jurisdiction.
