South Australian Current Acts

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1981 - SECT 5A

5A—Terms relating to associates and principals of law practices

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act, an "associate" of a law practice is—

            (a)         a legal practitioner who is—

                  (i)         a sole practitioner (in the case of a law practice constituted by the practitioner); or

                  (ii)         a partner in the law practice (in the case of a firm of legal practitioners); or

                  (iii)         a legal practitioner director in the law practice (in the case of an incorporated legal practice); or

            (iiia)         a legal practitioner director in an incorporated legal practice that is a member of the law practice (in the case of a firm of incorporated legal practices or a firm of legal practitioners and incorporated legal practices); or

                  (iv)         an employee of, or consultant to, the law practice; or

            (b)         an agent of the law practice who is not a legal practitioner; or

            (c)         an employee of the law practice who is not a legal practitioner; or

            (d)         an Australian-registered foreign lawyer who is a partner in the law practice; or

            (e)         an Australian-registered foreign lawyer who has a relationship with the law practice, being a relationship that is of a class prescribed by the regulations.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Act, a "legal practitioner associate of a law practice is an associate of the practice who is a legal practitioner.

        (3)         For the purposes of this Act, a "principal" of a law practice is a legal practitioner who is—

            (a)         a sole practitioner (in the case of a law practice constituted by the practitioner); or

            (b)         a partner in the law practice (in the case of a firm of legal practitioners or of incorporated legal practices or of both); or

            (c)         a legal practitioner director in the law practice (in the case of an incorporated legal practice that is a law practice); or

            (ca)         a legal practitioner director of an incorporated legal practice that is a member of the law practice (in the case of a firm of incorporated legal practices); or

            (d)         a legal practitioner who is generally responsible for the provision of legal services by the law practice (in the case of a community legal centre).