Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Legal Profession Act 2004 - SECT 2.4.32.

Extent of entitlement of interstate legal practitioner to practise in this jurisdiction

2.4.32. Extent of entitlement of interstate legal practitioner to practise in
this jurisdiction



(1) This Part does not authorise an interstate legal practitioner to engage in
legal practice in this jurisdiction to a greater extent than a local legal
practitioner could be authorised under a local practising certificate.

(2) Also, an interstate legal practitioner's right to engage in legal practice
in this jurisdiction-

   (a)  is subject to-

   (i)  any conditions imposed by the Board under section 2.4.33; and

   (ii) any conditions imposed by or under the legal profession rules as
        referred to in that section; and

   (b)  is, to the greatest practicable extent and with all necessary changes-

   (i)  the same as the practitioner's right to engage in legal practice in
        the practitioner's home jurisdiction; and

   (ii) subject to any condition on the practitioner's right to engage in
        legal practice in that jurisdiction, including any conditions imposed
        on his or her admission to the legal profession in this or another
        jurisdiction.

(3) If there is an inconsistency between conditions mentioned in subsection
(2)(a) and conditions mentioned in subsection (2)(b), the conditions that are,
in the opinion of the Board, more onerous prevail to the extent of the
inconsistency.



(4) An interstate lawyer must not engage in legal practice in this
jurisdiction in a manner not authorised by this Act or in contravention of any
condition referred to in this section.



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