74AADefinitions for this Part

74AA Definitions for this Part

In this Part:

incorporated legal practice means a corporation that engages in legal practice in Australia, whether or not it also provides services that are not legal services.

law firm means a partnership consisting only of:

(a) Australian legal practitioners; or
(b) one or more Australian legal practitioners and one or more Australian‑registered foreign lawyers.

law practice means:

(a) a law firm; or
(b) a multi‑disciplinary partnership; or
(c) an incorporated legal practice.

legal practitioner director means a director of an incorporated legal practice who is an Australian legal practitioner holding an unrestricted practising certificate.

legal practitioner partner means a partner of a multi‑disciplinary partnership who is an Australian legal practitioner holding an unrestricted practising certificate.

multi‑disciplinary partnership means a partnership between one or more Australian legal practitioners and one or more persons who are not Australian legal practitioners, where the business of the partnership includes the provision of legal services in Australia as well as other services.

principal, of a law practice, means an Australian legal practitioner who is:

(a) in the case of a law firm—a partner; or
(b) in the case of a multi‑disciplinary partnership—a legal practitioner partner; or
(c) in the case of a incorporated legal practice—a legal practitioner director.