Actions of partner who is not an Australian legal practitioner
149 Actions of partner who is not an Australian legal practitioner
A partner of a multi-disciplinary partnership who is not an Australian legal practitioner does not contravene a provision of this Act, the regulations or the legal profession rules merely because of any of the following:
the partner is a member of a partnership where the business of the partnership includes the provision of legal services;
the partner receives any fee, gain or reward for business of the partnership that is the business of an Australian legal practitioner;
the partner holds out, advertises or represents himself or herself as a member of a partnership where the business of the partnership includes the provision of legal services;
the partner shares with any other partner the receipts of business of the partnership that is the business of an Australian legal practitioner –
unless the provision expressly applies to a partner of a multi-disciplinary partnership who is not an Australian legal practitioner.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Law Society By-laws 2023 · Regulation · under section 627
- Legal Profession (Prescribed Authorities) Regulations 2018
- Legal Profession Regulations 2018
7 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory notesSecond reading speech
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