Conduct of multi-disciplinary partnerships
145 Conduct of multi-disciplinary partnerships
An Australian legal practitioner may be in partnership with a person who is not an Australian legal practitioner, if the partnership business includes the provision of legal services.
Subsection (1) does not prevent an Australian legal practitioner from being in partnership with a person who is not an Australian legal practitioner, if the partnership business does not include the provision of legal services.
A regulation may prohibit an Australian legal practitioner from being in partnership with a person providing a service or conducting a business of a kind stated under the regulation, if the partnership business includes the provision of legal services.
This provision refers to the regulations (the 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.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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