Terms relating to associates and principals of law practices
7 Terms relating to associates and principals of law practices
For this Act, an associate of a law practice is:
an Australian legal practitioner who is:
(i) a sole practitioner (in the case of a law practice constituted by the practitioner); or
a partner in the law practice (in the case of a law firm); or
(iii) a legal practitioner director in the law practice (in the case of an incorporated legal practice); or
(iv) a legal practitioner partner in the law practice (in the case of a multi-disciplinary partnership); or
an employee of, or consultant to, the law practice; or
(b) an agent of the law practice who is not an Australian legal practitioner; or
(c) an employee of the law practice who is not an Australian legal practitioner; or
(d) an Australian-registered foreign lawyer who is a partner in the law practice; or
(e) a person (not being an Australian legal practitioner) who is a partner in a multi-disciplinary partnership; or
(f) an Australian-registered foreign lawyer who has a relationship with the law practice, being a relationship that is of a class prescribed by the regulations.
For this Act:
(a) a legal practitioner associate of a law practice is an associate of the practice who is an Australian legal practitioner; and
(b) a lay associate of a law practice is an associate of the practice who is not an Australian legal practitioner.
(3) For this Act, a principal of a law practice is an Australian legal practitioner who is:
(a) a sole practitioner (in the case of a law practice constituted by the practitioner); or
a partner in the law practice (in the case of a law firm); or
(c) a legal practitioner director in the law practice (in the case of an incorporated legal practice); or
(d) a legal practitioner partner in the law practice (in the case of a multi-disciplinary partnership).
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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