Part 9Conditions on registration

Part 9—Conditions on registration 41—Conditions generally Registration as a foreign lawyer under this Schedule is subject to— (a) any conditions imposed by the Society; and (b) any statutory conditions imposed by this or any other Act; and (c) any conditions imposed by or under the legal profession rules; and (d) any conditions imposed under Part 6 Division 2 of this Act or under provisions of a corresponding law that correspond to Part 6 Division 2. 42—Conditions imposed by Society (1) The Society may impose conditions on registration as a foreign lawyer— (a) when it is granted or renewed; or (b) during its currency. (2) A condition imposed under this clause may be about any of the following: (a) any matter in respect of which a condition could be imposed on a local practising certificate; (b) a matter agreed to by the foreign lawyer. (3) The Society must not impose a condition under subclause (2)(a) that is more onerous than a condition that would be imposed on a local practising certificate of a local legal practitioner in the same or similar circumstances. (4) The Society may vary or revoke conditions imposed by it under this clause. 43—Statutory condition regarding notification of offence (1) It is a statutory condition of registration as a foreign lawyer that the lawyer— (a) must notify the Society that the lawyer has been— (i) convicted of an offence that would have to be disclosed in relation to an application for registration as a foreign lawyer under this Act; or (ii) charged with a serious offence; and (b) must do so within 7 days of the event and by a written notice. (2) The legal profession rules may specify the form of the notice to be used and the person to whom or the address to which it is to be sent or delivered. (3) This clause does not apply to an offence to which Part 7 of this Schedule applies. 44—Conditions imposed by legal profession rules The legal profession rules may— (a) impose conditions on the registration of foreign lawyers or any class of foreign lawyers; or (b) authorise conditions to be imposed on the registration of foreign lawyers or any class of foreign lawyers. 45—Compliance with conditions A locally registered foreign lawyer must not contravene a condition to which the registration is subject.