Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002

A practitioner or another person, whether or not the other person is acting for a law practice, must not advertise personal injury services except by the publication of a statement that—

states only the name and contact details of the practitioner or a law practice of which the practitioner is a member, together with information as to any area of practice or speciality of the practitioner or law practice; and

is published by an allowable publication method.

However, for a practitioner or a person acting for the practitioner or a law practice of which the practitioner is a member, the practitioner or person does not contravene subsection (1) only because—

the practitioner or person advertises personal injury services—

to any person who is already a client of the practitioner or law practice; or

to any person at the practitioner’s or law practice’s place of business; or

under any order by a court; or

the practitioner or person advertises personal injury services on the Internet website of the practitioner or a law practice of which the practitioner is a member if the advertisement is limited to a statement about—

the operation of the law of negligence and a person’s legal rights under that law; and

the conditions under which the practitioner or law practice is prepared to provide personal injury services.

A practitioner who contravenes subsection (1) may be charged with misconduct in addition to being liable to the penalty provided under the subsection for the contravention.

A practitioner or another person, whether or not the other person is acting for a law practice, does not contravene subsection (1) only because the practitioner or person advertises personal injury services in an edition of a publication which edition was published before 18 June 2002.

This section does not apply to a client agreement under the Queensland Law Society Act 1952, part 4A given by a practitioner to a client for whom the practitioner is acting.