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Legal Profession Regulation 2017
sec.10Prescribed particulars— Act , s 81
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### sec.10 Prescribed particulars— Act , s 81
For section 81 (2) (b) of the Act , the following particulars are, subject to subsection (3) , prescribed for each local legal practitioner recorded in the register—
the name of the practitioner;
the type of local practising certificate held by the practitioner;
the name of the law practice of which the practitioner is an associate or, if the practitioner is not an associate of a law practice, the name of the entity of which the practitioner is a director, officer or employee or with which the practitioner is otherwise engaged in legal practice;
the contact details of the office of the law practice or other entity in this jurisdiction;
by way of separate additional entry, the name of the law practice or other entity and the contact details of the office of the law practice or other entity—
in this jurisdiction; and
in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the regulatory authority considers those particulars need not be included in relation to an entity that is not a law practice;
any other particulars about the practitioner, law practice or other entity that the regulatory authority considers should be included.
A local legal practitioner may, by written notice to a regulatory authority, request that the authority not include any, or any stated, particulars (the notified particulars ) about the practitioner, law practice or other entity in the register, on the ground that special circumstances justify the notified particulars not being publicly available.
if the safety or wellbeing of a person would be substantially affected by making the particulars publicly available
If the regulatory authority is satisfied the special circumstances exist, the authority must not include the notified particulars in the register, unless the authority considers the public interest in keeping public access to the notified particulars outweighs any individual interest in the notified particulars not being publicly available.
Subsection (1) does not limit other information being included in the register at the request, or with the consent, of a local legal practitioner to whom the information relates.
a special area of legal practice the legal practitioner engages in.
In this section—
contact details , of an office, means—
the street address of the office (the address where the office is physically located); and
the postal address of the office (a post office box number and the location and postcode of the post office), if any; and
the DX address of the office (the number of the exchange box in a document exchange (DX)), if any.
register means the register kept under section 81 (1) of the Act .
(sec.10-ssec.1) For section 81 (2) (b) of the Act , the following particulars are, subject to subsection (3) , prescribed for each local legal practitioner recorded in the register— the name of the practitioner; the type of local practising certificate held by the practitioner; the name of the law practice of which the practitioner is an associate or, if the practitioner is not an associate of a law practice, the name of the entity of which the practitioner is a director, officer or employee or with which the practitioner is otherwise engaged in legal practice; the contact details of the office of the law practice or other entity in this jurisdiction; by way of separate additional entry, the name of the law practice or other entity and the contact details of the office of the law practice or other entity— in this jurisdiction; and in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the regulatory authority considers those particulars need not be included in relation to an entity that is not a law practice; any other particulars about the practitioner, law practice or other entity that the regulatory authority considers should be included.
(sec.10-ssec.2) A local legal practitioner may, by written notice to a regulatory authority, request that the authority not include any, or any stated, particulars (the notified particulars ) about the practitioner, law practice or other entity in the register, on the ground that special circumstances justify the notified particulars not being publicly available. if the safety or wellbeing of a person would be substantially affected by making the particulars publicly available
(sec.10-ssec.3) If the regulatory authority is satisfied the special circumstances exist, the authority must not include the notified particulars in the register, unless the authority considers the public interest in keeping public access to the notified particulars outweighs any individual interest in the notified particulars not being publicly available.
(sec.10-ssec.4) Subsection (1) does not limit other information being included in the register at the request, or with the consent, of a local legal practitioner to whom the information relates. a special area of legal practice the legal practitioner engages in.
(sec.10-ssec.5) In this section— contact details , of an office, means— the street address of the office (the address where the office is physically located); and the postal address of the office (a post office box number and the location and postcode of the post office), if any; and the DX address of the office (the number of the exchange box in a document exchange (DX)), if any. register means the register kept under section 81 (1) of the Act .
- (a) the name of the practitioner;
- (b) the type of local practising certificate held by the practitioner;
- (c) the name of the law practice of which the practitioner is an associate or, if the practitioner is not an associate of a law practice, the name of the entity of which the practitioner is a director, officer or employee or with which the practitioner is otherwise engaged in legal practice;
- (d) the contact details of the office of the law practice or other entity in this jurisdiction;
- (e) by way of separate additional entry, the name of the law practice or other entity and the contact details of the office of the law practice or other entity— (i) in this jurisdiction; and (ii) in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the regulatory authority considers those particulars need not be included in relation to an entity that is not a law practice;
- (i) in this jurisdiction; and
- (ii) in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the regulatory authority considers those particulars need not be included in relation to an entity that is not a law practice;
- (f) any other particulars about the practitioner, law practice or other entity that the regulatory authority considers should be included.
- (i) in this jurisdiction; and
- (ii) in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the regulatory authority considers those particulars need not be included in relation to an entity that is not a law practice;
- (a) the street address of the office (the address where the office is physically located); and
- (b) the postal address of the office (a post office box number and the location and postcode of the post office), if any; and
- (c) the DX address of the office (the number of the exchange box in a document exchange (DX)), if any.