307ALegal costs not recoverable if claim farming involved

307A Legal costs not recoverable if claim farming involved (1) This section applies if a law practice or an associate of a law practice is convicted or found guilty of an offence under the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, part 15.4A (Prohibition on claim farming). (2) The law practice is not entitled to recover any legal costs in relation to the claim to which the conviction or finding of guilt relates. (3) The law practice must repay any legal costs received in relation to the claim to the person from whom it was received. Note An amount that is required to be repaid under s (3) may be recovered as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction or the ACAT (see Legislation Act, s 177). [1.2] New section 389 (h) before the note, insert (h) conduct of an Australian legal practitioner consisting of a contravention of the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, part 15.4A (Prohibition on claim farming).

A2026-7 Civil Law (Wrongs) Amendment Act 2026 page 15 Endnotes 1 Presentation speech Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 17 March 2026. 2 Notification Notified under the Legislation Act on 15 May 2026. 3 Republications of amended laws For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au. I certify that the above is a true copy of the Civil Law (Wrongs) Amendment Bill 2026, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 6 May 2026. Clerk of the Legislative Assembly