Legal Profession Act 2006
158Form of practice of foreign law
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158 Form of practice of foreign law (1) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may (subject to any conditions attaching to the foreign lawyer’s registration) practise foreign law— (a) on the foreign lawyer’s own account; or (b) in partnership with 1 or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers or 1 or more Australian legal practitioners, or both, in circumstances where, if the Australian-registered foreign lawyer were an Australian legal practitioner, the partnership would be permitted under an ACT law; or (c) as a director or employee of an incorporated legal practice or a partner or employee of a multidisciplinary partnership that is permitted by an ACT law; or
(d) as an employee of an Australian legal practitioner or law firm in circumstances where, if the Australian-registered foreign lawyer were an Australian legal practitioner, the employment would be permitted under an ACT law; or (e) as an employee of an Australian-registered foreign lawyer. (2) An affiliation mentioned in subsection (1) (b) to (e) does not entitle the Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in