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(1) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer is required to comply with any advertising restrictions imposed by the Law Society or by law on legal practice engaged in by an Australian legal practitioner that are relevant to the practice of law engaged in this jurisdiction.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an Australian-registered foreign lawyer must not advertise (or use any description on the lawyer's letterhead or any other document used in this jurisdiction to identify the lawyer as a lawyer) in any way that:
might reasonably be regarded as:
false, misleading or deceptive; or
(ii) suggesting that the Australian-registered foreign lawyer is an Australian legal practitioner; or
contravenes any requirements of the regulations.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
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