Membership of law society
684 Membership of law society
The law society consists of the persons who, from time to time, are enrolled as members of it.
The following persons are eligible to be enrolled as members of the law society—
an individual who is entitled to engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction or is an Australian-registered foreign lawyer;
an individual who is a member of a class stated under the society rules as persons who are appropriate to be members of the law society;
an individual whom the council considers is a fit and proper person to be a member having regard to that person’s involvement with the legal profession;
an incorporated legal practice.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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