Legal Profession Act 2007

An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may employ 1 or more Australian legal practitioners.

Employment of an Australian legal practitioner does not entitle an Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in this jurisdiction.

An Australian legal practitioner employed by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer may practise foreign law.

An Australian legal practitioner employed by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer must not do either of the following—

provide advice on Australian law to, or for use by, the Australian-registered foreign lawyer;

otherwise practise Australian law in this jurisdiction in the course of that employment.

Subsection (4) does not apply to an Australian legal practitioner employed by a law firm, a partner of which is an Australian-registered foreign lawyer, if at least 1 other partner is an Australian legal practitioner.

Any period of employment of an Australian legal practitioner by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer can not be used to satisfy a requirement imposed by a condition on a local practising certificate to complete a period of supervised legal practice.