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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.310When disclosure must be made
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### sec.310 When disclosure must be made
Disclosure under section 307B or 308 must be made before, or as soon as practicable after, a law practice is retained in a matter.
However—
if, under section 307A , no disclosure is made at the time a law practice is retained in a matter, disclosure under section 307B or 308 must be made as soon as practicable after section 307A ceases to apply; and
if disclosure is made under section 307B in relation to a matter, disclosure under section 308 must be made as soon as practicable after section 308 starts to apply.
Disclosure under section 309 (1) must be made before, or as soon as practicable after, the other law practice is retained.
s 310 sub 2023 No. 23 s 113
(sec.310-ssec.1) Disclosure under section 307B or 308 must be made before, or as soon as practicable after, a law practice is retained in a matter.
(sec.310-ssec.2) However— if, under section 307A , no disclosure is made at the time a law practice is retained in a matter, disclosure under section 307B or 308 must be made as soon as practicable after section 307A ceases to apply; and if disclosure is made under section 307B in relation to a matter, disclosure under section 308 must be made as soon as practicable after section 308 starts to apply.
(sec.310-ssec.3) Disclosure under section 309 (1) must be made before, or as soon as practicable after, the other law practice is retained.
- (a) if, under section 307A , no disclosure is made at the time a law practice is retained in a matter, disclosure under section 307B or 308 must be made as soon as practicable after section 307A ceases to apply; and
- (b) if disclosure is made under section 307B in relation to a matter, disclosure under section 308 must be made as soon as practicable after section 308 starts to apply.