(1) The
"home jurisdiction" , for an Australian legal practitioner, is the
jurisdiction in which the practitioner’s only or most recent current
Australian practising certificate was granted.
(2) The
"home jurisdiction" , for an Australian-registered foreign lawyer, is the
jurisdiction in which the lawyer’s only or most recent current registration
was granted.
(3) The
"home jurisdiction" , for an associate of a law practice who is neither an
Australian legal practitioner nor an Australian-registered foreign lawyer,
is—
(a) if only 1 jurisdiction is the home jurisdiction for the only
associate of the practice who is an Australian legal practitioner or for all
the associates of the practice who are Australian legal practitioners—that
jurisdiction; or
(b) if no 1 jurisdiction is the home jurisdiction for all
the associates of the practice who are Australian legal practitioners—
(i)
the jurisdiction in which the office is situated at which the associate
performs most of his or her duties for the practice; or
(ii) if a
jurisdiction can not be decided under subparagraph (i) —the jurisdiction in
which the associate is enrolled under a law of the jurisdiction to vote at
elections for the jurisdiction; or
(iii) if a jurisdiction can not be decided
under subparagraph (i) or (ii) —the jurisdiction decided under criteria
prescribed under a regulation.
