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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.153Effect of non-disclosure on provision of particular services
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### sec.153 Effect of non-disclosure on provision of particular services
This section applies if—
section 152 applies in relation to a service that is provided to a person who has engaged a multi-disciplinary partnership to provide the service and that the person might reasonably assume to be a legal service; and
a disclosure has not been made under that section in relation to the service.
The standard of care owed by the multi-disciplinary partnership in relation to the service is the standard that would be applicable if the service had been provided by an Australian legal practitioner.
(sec.153-ssec.1) This section applies if— section 152 applies in relation to a service that is provided to a person who has engaged a multi-disciplinary partnership to provide the service and that the person might reasonably assume to be a legal service; and a disclosure has not been made under that section in relation to the service.
(sec.153-ssec.2) The standard of care owed by the multi-disciplinary partnership in relation to the service is the standard that would be applicable if the service had been provided by an Australian legal practitioner.
- (a) section 152 applies in relation to a service that is provided to a person who has engaged a multi-disciplinary partnership to provide the service and that the person might reasonably assume to be a legal service; and
- (b) a disclosure has not been made under that section in relation to the service.