Professional indemnity insurance
121 Professional indemnity insurance
An incorporated legal practice must not engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction unless it has professional indemnity insurance that complies with the requirements prescribed under a regulation about professional indemnity insurance for an incorporated legal practice.
Maximum penalty—
for a person guilty under the Criminal Code, chapter 2, of an offence—300 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
for a corporation—1,500 penalty units.
An incorporated legal practice engaging in legal practice in this jurisdiction must comply with its obligations under the indemnity rules.
Maximum penalty—
for a person guilty under the Criminal Code, chapter 2, of an offence—300 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
for a corporation—1,500 penalty units.
Failure by a legal practitioner director of an incorporated legal practice to ensure that the incorporated legal practice complies with subsection (1) or (2) is capable of constituting professional misconduct.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Legal Profession Regulation 2017
- Legal Profession (Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules) Notice 2024
- Legal Profession (Barristers Rules) Notice 2025
1 more instrument made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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