Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 - SECT 6

6 .         Terms relating to associates and principals of law practices

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act, an associate of a law practice is —

            (a)         an Australian legal practitioner who is —

                  (i)         a sole practitioner (in the case of a law practice constituted by the practitioner); or

                  (ii)         a partner in the law practice (in the case of a law firm); or

                  (iii)         a legal practitioner director in the law practice (in the case of an incorporated legal practice); or

                  (iv)         a legal practitioner partner in the law practice (in the case of a multi-disciplinary partnership); or

                  (v)         an employee of, or consultant to, the law practice;

                or

            (b)         an agent of the law practice who is not an Australian legal practitioner; or

            (c)         an employee of the law practice who is not an Australian legal practitioner; or

            (d)         an Australian-registered foreign lawyer who is a partner in the law practice; or

            (e)         a person (not being an Australian legal practitioner) who is a partner in a multi-disciplinary partnership; or

            (f)         an Australian-registered foreign lawyer who has a relationship with the law practice, being a relationship that is of a class prescribed by the regulations; or

            (g)         a person (not being an Australian legal practitioner) who is a partner in a business that includes the law practice; or

            (h)         a person (not being an Australian legal practitioner) who shares the receipts, revenue or other income arising from the law practice.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Act —

            (a)         a legal practitioner associate of a law practice is an associate of the practice who is an Australian legal practitioner; and

            (b)         a lay associate of a law practice is an associate of the practice who is not an Australian legal practitioner.

        (3)         For the purposes of this Act, a principal of a law practice is an Australian legal practitioner who is —

            (a)         a sole practitioner (in the case of a law practice constituted by the practitioner); or

            (b)         a partner in the law practice (in the case of a law firm); or

            (c)         a legal practitioner director in the law practice (in the case of an incorporated legal practice); or

            (d)         a legal practitioner partner in the law practice (in the case of a multi-disciplinary partnership).