sec.21Simplified overview of ch 2

### sec.21 Simplified overview of ch 2 Generally, this chapter seeks to achieve the main purposes of this Act by providing that— legal practice is engaged in only by persons who are properly qualified and hold a current practising certificate; and only persons who are eligible and fit and proper persons for admission to the legal profession are admitted; and an Australian lawyer may obtain a local practising certificate from the law society or bar association and become a local legal practitioner; and police reports and health assessment reports may be obtained for purposes stated in this Act; and the regulation of legal practice on a national basis is promoted by providing for inter-jurisdictional provisions regarding admission to the legal profession and practising certificates; and a corporation may engage in legal practice as an incorporated legal practice while it has a legal practitioner director, and a partnership, consisting of at least 1 partner who is not an Australian legal practitioner, may engage in providing legal services in this jurisdiction if there is at least 1 legal practitioner partner; and foreign lawyers may practise foreign law in this jurisdiction as a recognised aspect of legal practice in this jurisdiction to encourage and facilitate the internationalisation of legal services and the legal services sector. Subsection (1) is intended only as a guide to readers as to the general scheme of this chapter. (sec.21-ssec.1) Generally, this chapter seeks to achieve the main purposes of this Act by providing that— legal practice is engaged in only by persons who are properly qualified and hold a current practising certificate; and only persons who are eligible and fit and proper persons for admission to the legal profession are admitted; and an Australian lawyer may obtain a local practising certificate from the law society or bar association and become a local legal practitioner; and police reports and health assessment reports may be obtained for purposes stated in this Act; and the regulation of legal practice on a national basis is promoted by providing for inter-jurisdictional provisions regarding admission to the legal profession and practising certificates; and a corporation may engage in legal practice as an incorporated legal practice while it has a legal practitioner director, and a partnership, consisting of at least 1 partner who is not an Australian legal practitioner, may engage in providing legal services in this jurisdiction if there is at least 1 legal practitioner partner; and foreign lawyers may practise foreign law in this jurisdiction as a recognised aspect of legal practice in this jurisdiction to encourage and facilitate the internationalisation of legal services and the legal services sector. (sec.21-ssec.2) Subsection (1) is intended only as a guide to readers as to the general scheme of this chapter. - (a) legal practice is engaged in only by persons who are properly qualified and hold a current practising certificate; and - (b) only persons who are eligible and fit and proper persons for admission to the legal profession are admitted; and - (c) an Australian lawyer may obtain a local practising certificate from the law society or bar association and become a local legal practitioner; and - (d) police reports and health assessment reports may be obtained for purposes stated in this Act; and - (e) the regulation of legal practice on a national basis is promoted by providing for inter-jurisdictional provisions regarding admission to the legal profession and practising certificates; and - (f) a corporation may engage in legal practice as an incorporated legal practice while it has a legal practitioner director, and a partnership, consisting of at least 1 partner who is not an Australian legal practitioner, may engage in providing legal services in this jurisdiction if there is at least 1 legal practitioner partner; and - (g) foreign lawyers may practise foreign law in this jurisdiction as a recognised aspect of legal practice in this jurisdiction to encourage and facilitate the internationalisation of legal services and the legal services sector.