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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.115Prohibition on corporations or directors etc. representing that corporation is incorporated legal practice
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### sec.115 Prohibition on corporations or directors etc. representing that corporation is incorporated legal practice
A corporation must not, without a reasonable excuse, represent or advertise that the corporation is an incorporated legal practice unless a notice in relation to the corporation has been given under section 114 .
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
A director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation must not, without a reasonable excuse, represent or advertise that the corporation is an incorporated legal practice unless a notice in relation to the corporation has been given under section 114 .
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
A reference in this section to representing or advertising that a corporation is an incorporated legal practice includes—
for the corporation—the corporation doing anything that states or implies that the corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice; or
for a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation—the director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation doing anything that states or implies that the corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice.
(sec.115-ssec.1) A corporation must not, without a reasonable excuse, represent or advertise that the corporation is an incorporated legal practice unless a notice in relation to the corporation has been given under section 114 . Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
(sec.115-ssec.2) A director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation must not, without a reasonable excuse, represent or advertise that the corporation is an incorporated legal practice unless a notice in relation to the corporation has been given under section 114 . Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.115-ssec.3) A reference in this section to representing or advertising that a corporation is an incorporated legal practice includes— for the corporation—the corporation doing anything that states or implies that the corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice; or for a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation—the director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation doing anything that states or implies that the corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice.
- (a) for the corporation—the corporation doing anything that states or implies that the corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice; or
- (b) for a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation—the director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation doing anything that states or implies that the corporation is entitled to engage in legal practice.