104Notice of intention of corporation to start providing legal

104 Notice of intention of corporation to start providing legal services (1) Before a corporation starts to engage in legal practice in the ACT, the corporation must give the law society council written notice of its intention to engage in legal practice in the ACT. (2) A corporation commits an offence if— (a) it engages in legal practice in the ACT; and (b) it is in default of this section under subsection (3).

(3) A corporation that fails to comply with subsection (1) is in default of this section until it gives the law society council written notice of the failure to comply with that subsection and the fact that it has started to engage in legal practice. (4) The giving of a notice under subsection (3) does not affect a corporation’s liability under subsection (1) or (2). (5) A corporation is not entitled to recover any amount for anything the corporation did in contravention of subsection (2). (6) A person may recover from a corporation, as a debt owing to the person, any amount the person paid to or at the direction of the corporation for anything the corporation did in contravention of (7) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence. (8) This section does not apply to a corporation that is not an incorporated legal practice because of section 101 (2) (a), (b) or (d) (Nature of incorporated legal practice).