sec.168Form of practice

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### sec.168 Form of practice An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may, subject to any conditions attaching to the foreign lawyer’s registration, practise foreign law— on the foreign lawyer’s own account; or 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 a law of this jurisdiction; or as a director or employee of an incorporated legal practice or a partner or employee of a multi-disciplinary partnership that is permitted by a law of this jurisdiction; or 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 a law of this jurisdiction; or as an employee of an Australian-registered foreign lawyer. An affiliation mentioned in subsection (1) (b) to (e) does not entitle the Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in this jurisdiction. (sec.168-ssec.1) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may, subject to any conditions attaching to the foreign lawyer’s registration, practise foreign law— on the foreign lawyer’s own account; or 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 a law of this jurisdiction; or as a director or employee of an incorporated legal practice or a partner or employee of a multi-disciplinary partnership that is permitted by a law of this jurisdiction; or 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 a law of this jurisdiction; or as an employee of an Australian-registered foreign lawyer. (sec.168-ssec.2) An affiliation mentioned in subsection (1) (b) to (e) does not entitle the Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in this jurisdiction. - (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 a law of this jurisdiction; or - (c) as a director or employee of an incorporated legal practice or a partner or employee of a multi-disciplinary partnership that is permitted by a law of this jurisdiction; 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 a law of this jurisdiction; or - (e) as an employee of an Australian-registered foreign lawyer.