Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 584

    (1)     The law society council may make rules for or in relation to the following matters:

        (a)     the provision of legal services by or in relation to incorporated legal practices or multidisciplinary partnerships, and in particular the provision of legal services by—

              (i)     officers or employees of incorporated legal practices; or

              (ii)     partners or employees of multidisciplinary partnerships;

        (b)     the provision of services that are not legal services by or in relation to incorporated legal practices or multidisciplinary partnerships, but only if the provision of those services by any of the following people may give rise to a conflict of interest relating to the provision of legal services:

              (i)     officers or employees of incorporated legal practices;

              (ii)     partners or employees of multidisciplinary partnerships.

Note     Rules must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

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    (2)     The rules under this section may make provision for or in relation to professional obligations relating to legal services provided by or in relation to incorporated legal practices or multidisciplinary partnerships.

    (3)     However, the rules under this section cannot—

        (a)     regulate any services that an incorporated legal practice may provide or conduct (other than the provision of legal services or other services that may give rise to a conflict of interest relating to the provision of legal services); or

        (b)     regulate or prohibit the conduct of officers or employees of an incorporated legal practice (other than in relation to the provision of legal services or other services that may give rise to a conflict of interest relating to the provision of legal services); or

        (c)     regulate any services that a multidisciplinary partnership or partners or employees of a multidisciplinary partnership may provide or conduct (other than the provision of legal services or other services that may give rise to a conflict of interest relating to the provision of legal services); or

        (d)     regulate or prohibit the conduct of partners or employees of a multidisciplinary partnership (otherwise than in connection with the provision of legal services or other services that may give rise to a conflict of interest relating to the provision of legal services).

    (4)     The power to make rules under this section is not limited to any matters for which this Act specifically authorises the making of legal profession rules.