Prohibition on representing or advertising entitlement to engage in legal practice if not entitled
17 Prohibition on representing or advertising entitlement to engage in legal practice if not entitled
A person commits an offence if—
the person represents or advertises that the person is entitled to engage in legal practice; and
the person is not an Australian legal practitioner.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
A person commits an offence if—
the person is a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation; and
the person represents or advertises that the corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice; and
the corporation is not an incorporated legal practice.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a representation or advertisement about being entitled to engage in legal practice of a kind mentioned in section 16 (3) (Prohibition on engaging in legal practice if not entitled).
A reference in this section to—
a person representing or advertising that the person is entitled to engage in legal practice; or
a person representing or advertising that a corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice;
includes a reference to the person doing anything that states or implies that the person or the corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice.
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