Sharing of receipts, revenue or other income
156 Sharing of receipts, revenue or other income
Nothing in this Act, the regulations or the legal profession rules prevents a legal practitioner partner, or an Australian legal practitioner who is an employee of a multi-disciplinary partnership, from sharing receipts, revenue or other income arising from the provision of legal services by the partner or practitioner with a partner or partners who are not Australian legal practitioners.
This section does not extend to the sharing of receipts, revenue or other income in contravention of section 157, and has effect subject to section 89 (Holders of local practising certificates as barristers).
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.
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