sec.173Foreign lawyer employing Australian legal practitioner

### sec.173 Foreign lawyer employing Australian legal practitioner An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may employ 1 or more Australian legal practitioners. Employment of an Australian legal practitioner does not entitle an Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in this jurisdiction. An Australian legal practitioner employed by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer may practise foreign law. An Australian legal practitioner employed by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer must not do either of the following— provide advice on Australian law to, or for use by, the Australian-registered foreign lawyer; otherwise practise Australian law in this jurisdiction in the course of that employment. Subsection (4) does not apply to an Australian legal practitioner employed by a law firm, a partner of which is an Australian-registered foreign lawyer, if at least 1 other partner is an Australian legal practitioner. Any period of employment of an Australian legal practitioner by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer can not be used to satisfy a requirement imposed by a condition on a local practising certificate to complete a period of supervised legal practice. (sec.173-ssec.1) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may employ 1 or more Australian legal practitioners. (sec.173-ssec.2) Employment of an Australian legal practitioner does not entitle an Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in this jurisdiction. (sec.173-ssec.3) An Australian legal practitioner employed by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer may practise foreign law. (sec.173-ssec.4) An Australian legal practitioner employed by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer must not do either of the following— provide advice on Australian law to, or for use by, the Australian-registered foreign lawyer; otherwise practise Australian law in this jurisdiction in the course of that employment. (sec.173-ssec.5) Subsection (4) does not apply to an Australian legal practitioner employed by a law firm, a partner of which is an Australian-registered foreign lawyer, if at least 1 other partner is an Australian legal practitioner. (sec.173-ssec.6) Any period of employment of an Australian legal practitioner by an Australian-registered foreign lawyer can not be used to satisfy a requirement imposed by a condition on a local practising certificate to complete a period of supervised legal practice. - (a) provide advice on Australian law to, or for use by, the Australian-registered foreign lawyer; - (b) otherwise practise Australian law in this jurisdiction in the course of that employment.