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Legal Profession Regulation 2007
22Scope of practice—Act, s 157 (1) (b) and (d)
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22 Scope of practice—Act, s 157 (1) (b) and (d)
(1) For the Act, s 157 (1) (b), the following arbitration proceedings are
kinds of arbitration proceedings in relation to which an
Australian-registered foreign lawyer may provide legal services
(including appearances):
(a) an arbitration proceeding in which the arbitrator is not required
to apply the rules of evidence;
(b) an arbitration proceeding in which knowledge of Australian law
is not essential.
(2) For the Act, s 157 (1) (d), all forms of dispute resolution are kinds of
dispute resolution in relation to which an Australian-registered
foreign lawyer may provide legal services, except to the extent that
participation in the dispute resolution is restricted to people that do
not include Australian-registered foreign lawyers by—
(a) the provisions of other legislation applying to the dispute
resolution; or
(b) the requirements of an entity responsible for the dispute
resolution; or
(c) the provisions of a contract that provides for the dispute
resolution.
dispute resolution means conciliation, mediation and other forms of
consensual dispute resolution.