Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) An interstate
legal practitioner must not engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction, or
represent or advertise that the practitioner is entitled to engage in legal
practice in this jurisdiction, unless the practitioner —
(a) is
covered by professional indemnity insurance that —
(i)
covers legal practice in this jurisdiction; and
(ii)
has been approved under or complies with the requirements
of the corresponding law of the practitioner’s home jurisdiction; and
(iii)
is for at least $1.5 million (inclusive of defence
costs), unless (without affecting subparagraph (i) or (ii)) the
practitioner engages in legal practice solely as or in the manner of a
barrister;
or
(b) is
employed by a corporation, other than an incorporated legal practice, and the
only legal services provided by the practitioner in this jurisdiction are
in-house legal services.
Penalty: a fine of $10 000.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to an interstate legal practitioner
who —
(a) is
an interstate government lawyer; and
(b) is
engaged in legal practice in this jurisdiction only to the extent that the
practitioner is engaged in government work.