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Legal Profession Act 2006
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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