Imputed acts, omission or knowledge
372 Imputed acts, omission or knowledge
For this Part:
anything done or omitted by, to or in relation to:
an Australian legal practitioner; or
(ii) an Australian-registered foreign lawyer (except for section 319(4) or for any provision of this Part prescribed for this section);
in the course of acting on behalf of a law practice is taken to have been done or omitted by, to or in relation to the law practice; and
(b) without limiting paragraph (a), the law practice is taken to become or be aware of, or to have a belief as to, any matter if:
an Australian legal practitioner; or
(ii) an Australian-registered foreign lawyer (except for section 319(4) or for any provision of this Part prescribed for this section);
becomes or is aware of, or has a belief as to, the matter in the course of acting on behalf of the law practice.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.