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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 168

Form of practice

(1)  An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may (subject to any conditions attaching to the foreign lawyer's registration) practise foreign law –
(a) on the foreign lawyer's own account; or
(b) in partnership with one or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers or one or more Australian legal practitioners, or both, in circumstances where, if the Australian-registered foreign lawyer were an Australian legal practitioner, the partnership would be permitted under a law of this jurisdiction; or
(c) as a director or employee of an incorporated legal practice or a partner or employee of a multi-disciplinary partnership that is permitted by a law of this jurisdiction; or
(d) as an employee of an Australian legal practitioner or law firm in circumstances where, if the Australian-registered foreign lawyer were an Australian legal practitioner, the employment would be permitted under a law of this jurisdiction; or
(e) as an employee of an Australian-registered foreign lawyer.
(2)  An affiliation referred to in subsection (1)(b) , (c) , (d) or (e) does not entitle the Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in this jurisdiction.



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