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CurrentUndue influence
Chapter 2General requirements for engaging in legal practice
Part 2.6Incorporated legal practices and multi-disciplinary partnerships
Division 3Multi-disciplinary partnerships
166 Undue influence
A person is guilty of an offence if:
(a) the person causes or induces another person to contravene this Act or his or her professional obligations as an Australian legal practitioner; and
(b)
the other person is:
(i) a legal practitioner partner of a multi-disciplinary partnership; or
(ii) another Australian legal practitioner who is an employee of a multi-disciplinary partnership and provides legal services.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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