Scope of practice—Act, s 157 (1) (b) and (d)
22 Scope of practice—Act, s 157 (1) (b) and (d)
For the Act, s 157 (1) (b), the following arbitration proceedings are kinds of arbitration proceedings in relation to which an Australian‑registered foreign lawyer may provide legal services (including appearances):
an arbitration proceeding in which the arbitrator is not required to apply the rules of evidence;
an arbitration proceeding in which knowledge of Australian law is not essential.
For the Act, s 157 (1) (d), all forms of dispute resolution are kinds of dispute resolution in relation to which an Australian-registered foreign lawyer may provide legal services, except to the extent that participation in the dispute resolution is restricted to people that do not include Australian-registered foreign lawyers by—
the provisions of other legislation applying to the dispute resolution; or
the requirements of an entity responsible for the dispute resolution; or
the provisions of a contract that provides for the dispute resolution.
In this section:
dispute resolution means conciliation, mediation and other forms of consensual dispute resolution.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.