Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 198

    (1)     This part does not authorise an interstate-registered foreign lawyer to practise foreign law in the ACT to a greater extent than a locally-registered foreign lawyer could be authorised under a local registration certificate.

    (2)     Also, an interstate-registered foreign lawyer's right to practise foreign law in the ACT—

        (a)     is subject to—

              (i)     any conditions imposed by the relevant council under section 199; and

              (ii)     any conditions imposed under the legal profession rules made under that section; and

        (b)     is, to the greatest practicable extent and with all necessary changes—

              (i)     the same as the interstate-registered foreign lawyer's right to practise foreign law in the lawyer's home jurisdiction; and

              (ii)     subject to any condition on the interstate-registered foreign lawyer's right to practise foreign law in that jurisdiction.

    (3)     If there is an inconsistency between conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (a) and conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (b), the conditions that are, in the relevant council's opinion, more onerous prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

    (4)     An interstate-registered foreign lawyer must not practise foreign law in the ACT in a way not authorised by this Act or in contravention of any condition mentioned in this section.