Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Legal Profession Act 2004 - SECT 2.4.39.

Protocols

2.4.39. Protocols



(1) The Board may enter into arrangements (protocols) with regulatory
authorities of other jurisdictions about determining-

   (a)  the jurisdiction from which an Australian lawyer engages in legal
        practice principally or can reasonably expect to engage in legal
        practice principally; or

   (b)  the circumstances in which an arrangement under which an Australian
        legal practitioner practises in a jurisdiction-

   (i)  can be regarded as being of a temporary nature; or

   (ii) ceases to be of a temporary nature; or

   (c)  the circumstances in which an Australian legal practitioner can
        reasonably expect to engage in legal practice principally in a
        jurisdiction during the currency of an Australian practising
        certificate.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, and to the extent that the protocols are
relevant, a matter referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) is to be
determined in accordance with the protocols.

(3) The Board may enter into arrangements that amend, revoke or replace a
protocol.