sec.144Nature of multi-disciplinary partnership

### sec.144 Nature of multi-disciplinary partnership A partnership is a multi-disciplinary partnership if it is a partnership between 1 or more Australian legal practitioners and 1 or more other persons who are not Australian legal practitioners, and the partnership business includes the provision of legal services in this jurisdiction as well as other services. However, a partnership consisting only of 1 or more Australian legal practitioners and 1 or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers is not a multi-disciplinary partnership. Nothing in this part affects or applies to the provision by a multi-disciplinary partnership of legal services in 1 or more other jurisdictions. (sec.144-ssec.1) A partnership is a multi-disciplinary partnership if it is a partnership between 1 or more Australian legal practitioners and 1 or more other persons who are not Australian legal practitioners, and the partnership business includes the provision of legal services in this jurisdiction as well as other services. (sec.144-ssec.2) However, a partnership consisting only of 1 or more Australian legal practitioners and 1 or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers is not a multi-disciplinary partnership. (sec.144-ssec.3) Nothing in this part affects or applies to the provision by a multi-disciplinary partnership of legal services in 1 or more other jurisdictions.