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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.220Rules for Australian legal practitioners engaged in practice in the manner of barristers
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### sec.220 Rules for Australian legal practitioners engaged in practice in the manner of barristers
The bar association may make rules about legal practice in this jurisdiction engaged in by Australian legal practitioners as barristers.
The barristers rules may provide for a barrister to be prohibited from any or all of the following—
engaging in legal practice—
otherwise than as a sole practitioner; or
in partnership with any person; or
as the employee of an entity;
holding office as a legal practitioner director of an incorporated legal practice;
being a legal practitioner partner in a multi-disciplinary partnership.
(sec.220-ssec.1) The bar association may make rules about legal practice in this jurisdiction engaged in by Australian legal practitioners as barristers.
(sec.220-ssec.2) The barristers rules may provide for a barrister to be prohibited from any or all of the following— engaging in legal practice— otherwise than as a sole practitioner; or in partnership with any person; or as the employee of an entity; holding office as a legal practitioner director of an incorporated legal practice; being a legal practitioner partner in a multi-disciplinary partnership.
- (a) engaging in legal practice— (i) otherwise than as a sole practitioner; or (ii) in partnership with any person; or (iii) as the employee of an entity;
- (i) otherwise than as a sole practitioner; or
- (ii) in partnership with any person; or
- (iii) as the employee of an entity;
- (b) holding office as a legal practitioner director of an incorporated legal practice;
- (c) being a legal practitioner partner in a multi-disciplinary partnership.
- (i) otherwise than as a sole practitioner; or
- (ii) in partnership with any person; or
- (iii) as the employee of an entity;