Restriction on advertising in relation to personal injury claims
290 Restriction on advertising in relation to personal injury claims
An Australian legal practitioner is guilty of an offence if:
(a) the practitioner publishes, or causes to be published, a statement; and
the practitioner does so with the intention that a person:
make a claim; and
(ii) engage a legal practice named in the statement for making a claim.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if an Australian legal practitioner or a person acting for an Australian legal practitioner advertises legal services for making claims for personal injuries by a complying statement.
(3) A complying statement is a statement that is published under section 291 and specifies only the following:
the name and contact details of:
the legal practitioner; or
the legal practitioner's law practice; or
(iii) another legal practitioner or another legal practitioner's law practice by whom the legal practitioner or person is employed or engaged;
(b) details about any area of speciality of a legal practitioner or law practice mentioned in paragraph (a).
(4) In addition, subsection (1) does not apply if the statement is published under the legal profession rules.
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