Definitions for pt 1
63 Definitions for pt 1
In this part—
advertises personal injury services see section 64.
allowable publication method see section 65.
approved includes accredited, authorised, employed, licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to carry on activities.
client, of a law practice, includes a person who makes a genuine inquiry of a law practice about a personal injury.
convicted includes being found guilty, and the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
employment includes self-employment.
fee includes the following—
a bonus, commission, cash payment, deduction, discount, rebate, remission or other valuable consideration;
employment, or an agreement to give employment, in any capacity.
hospital includes the following—
any premises used for receiving, caring for or treating persons who are injured, sick or mentally ill;
any premises used for providing a service for maintaining, improving or restoring a person’s health and wellbeing;
any land or building occupied or used in connection with premises mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
Examples of a hospital—
1 nursing home
2 community health facility
3 medical centre
4 physiotherapist’s rooms
5 dentist’s surgery
6 hostel
incorporated legal practice see the Legal Profession Act 2007, schedule 2.
law firm see the Legal Profession Act 2007, schedule 2.
law practice...
legal practitioner director see the Legal Profession Act 2007, schedule 2.
legal practitioner partner see the Legal Profession Act 2007, schedule 2.
member, of a law practice, means—
if the law practice is a sole practitioner—the sole practitioner; or
if the law practice is a law firm—each partner, and each employee of the law firm, who is a practitioner; or
if the law practice is an incorporated legal practice—each legal practitioner director and each employee who is a practitioner of the incorporated legal practice; or
if the law practice is a multi-disciplinary partnership—each legal practitioner partner and each employee who is a practitioner of the multi-disciplinary partnership.
misconduct means professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct as defined under the Legal Profession Act 2007.
multi-disciplinary partnership see the Legal Profession Act 2007, schedule 2.
potential claimant...
printed publication includes a newspaper, magazine, journal, periodical or directory.
prohibited person means a person who, for the purpose of the person’s employment, is attending or attended the scene of an incident at or from which a person allegedly suffered personal injury or at a hospital after an incident at or from which a person allegedly suffered personal injury.
Example—
a tow truck operator, police officer, ambulance officer, emergency services officer, doctor or hospital worker
public place means a place or vehicle that the public, or a section of the public, is entitled to use or that is open to, or is being used by, the public or a section of the public, whether on payment of money, through membership of a club or other body, or otherwise.
sole practitioner see the Legal Profession Act 2007, schedule 2.
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