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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 17

Associates who are disqualified or convicted persons

(1)  A law practice must not have a lay associate whom any principal or other legal practitioner associate of the practice knows to be –
(a) a disqualified person; or
(b) a person who has been convicted of a serious offence –
unless the lay associate is approved by the Board under subsection (2) .
(2)  The Board may, on application, approve a lay associate for the purposes of this section.
(3)  An approval under this section may be subject to specified conditions.
(4)  A disqualified person, or a person convicted of a serious offence, must not seek to become a lay associate of a law practice unless the person first informs the law practice of the disqualification or conviction.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(5)  Proceedings for an offence under subsection (4) may only be brought within 6 months after discovery of the offence by the law practice.
(6)  This section does not apply in circumstances prescribed by the regulations.



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