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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.207Extent of entitlement of interstate-registered foreign lawyer to practise in this jurisdiction
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### sec.207 Extent of entitlement of interstate-registered foreign lawyer to practise in this jurisdiction
This part does not authorise an interstate-registered foreign lawyer to practise foreign law in this jurisdiction to a greater extent than a locally registered foreign lawyer could be authorised under a local registration certificate.
Also, an interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in this jurisdiction—
is subject to any conditions imposed by the law society under section 208 , and any conditions imposed under the legal profession rules as mentioned under that section; and
is to the greatest extent and with all necessary changes—
the same as the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in the lawyer’s home jurisdiction; and
subject to any condition on the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in that jurisdiction.
If there is an inconsistency between conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (a) and conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (b) , the conditions that the law society believes are the more onerous prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
An interstate-registered foreign lawyer must not practise foreign law in this jurisdiction in a way that is not authorised by this Act or in contravention of any condition mentioned in this section.
(sec.207-ssec.1) This part does not authorise an interstate-registered foreign lawyer to practise foreign law in this jurisdiction to a greater extent than a locally registered foreign lawyer could be authorised under a local registration certificate.
(sec.207-ssec.2) Also, an interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in this jurisdiction— is subject to any conditions imposed by the law society under section 208 , and any conditions imposed under the legal profession rules as mentioned under that section; and is to the greatest extent and with all necessary changes— the same as the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in the lawyer’s home jurisdiction; and subject to any condition on the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in that jurisdiction.
(sec.207-ssec.3) If there is an inconsistency between conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (a) and conditions mentioned in subsection (2) (b) , the conditions that the law society believes are the more onerous prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
(sec.207-ssec.4) An interstate-registered foreign lawyer must not practise foreign law in this jurisdiction in a way that is not authorised by this Act or in contravention of any condition mentioned in this section.
- (a) is subject to any conditions imposed by the law society under section 208 , and any conditions imposed under the legal profession rules as mentioned under that section; and
- (b) is to the greatest extent and with all necessary changes— (i) the same as the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in the lawyer’s home jurisdiction; and (ii) subject to any condition on the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in that jurisdiction.
- (i) the same as the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in the lawyer’s home jurisdiction; and
- (ii) subject to any condition on the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in that jurisdiction.
- (i) the same as the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in the lawyer’s home jurisdiction; and
- (ii) subject to any condition on the interstate-registered foreign lawyer’s right to practise foreign law in that jurisdiction.