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Legal Profession Regulation 2017
sec.22Prescribed particulars— Act , s 210
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### sec.22 Prescribed particulars— Act , s 210
For section 210 (2) (b) of the Act , the following particulars are, subject to subsection (3) , prescribed for each locally registered foreign lawyer recorded in the register—
the name of the foreign lawyer;
the name of the partnership of which the lawyer is a member or employee or, if the lawyer is not a member or employee of a partnership, the name of the entity of which the lawyer is a director, officer or employee or with which the lawyer is otherwise engaged in legal practice;
the contact details of the office of the partnership or other entity in this jurisdiction;
by way of separate additional entry, the name of the partnership or other entity and the contact details of the office of the partnership or other entity—
in this jurisdiction; and
in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the law society considers those particulars need not be included in relation to an entity that is not a law practice;
details of the foreign registration authority or authorities by which the lawyer is registered to engage in legal practice in a foreign country or foreign countries;
any other particulars about the lawyer, partnership or other entity the law society considers should be included.
A locally registered foreign lawyer may, by written notice to the law society, request the society not to include any or any stated particulars (the notified particulars ) about the lawyer, partnership 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 law society is satisfied the special circumstances exist, the society must not include the notified particulars in the register, unless the society 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 the local legal practitioner.
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 210 (1) of the Act .
(sec.22-ssec.1) For section 210 (2) (b) of the Act , the following particulars are, subject to subsection (3) , prescribed for each locally registered foreign lawyer recorded in the register— the name of the foreign lawyer; the name of the partnership of which the lawyer is a member or employee or, if the lawyer is not a member or employee of a partnership, the name of the entity of which the lawyer is a director, officer or employee or with which the lawyer is otherwise engaged in legal practice; the contact details of the office of the partnership or other entity in this jurisdiction; by way of separate additional entry, the name of the partnership or other entity and the contact details of the office of the partnership or other entity— in this jurisdiction; and in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the law society considers those particulars need not be included in relation to an entity that is not a law practice; details of the foreign registration authority or authorities by which the lawyer is registered to engage in legal practice in a foreign country or foreign countries; any other particulars about the lawyer, partnership or other entity the law society considers should be included.
(sec.22-ssec.2) A locally registered foreign lawyer may, by written notice to the law society, request the society not to include any or any stated particulars (the notified particulars ) about the lawyer, partnership 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.22-ssec.3) If the law society is satisfied the special circumstances exist, the society must not include the notified particulars in the register, unless the society 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.22-ssec.4) Subsection (1) does not limit other information being included in the register at the request or with the consent of the local legal practitioner. a special area of legal practice the legal practitioner engages in
(sec.22-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 210 (1) of the Act .
- (a) the name of the foreign lawyer;
- (b) the name of the partnership of which the lawyer is a member or employee or, if the lawyer is not a member or employee of a partnership, the name of the entity of which the lawyer is a director, officer or employee or with which the lawyer is otherwise engaged in legal practice;
- (c) the contact details of the office of the partnership or other entity in this jurisdiction;
- (d) by way of separate additional entry, the name of the partnership or other entity and the contact details of the office of the partnership or other entity— (i) in this jurisdiction; and (ii) in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the law society 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 law society considers those particulars need not be included in relation to an entity that is not a law practice;
- (e) details of the foreign registration authority or authorities by which the lawyer is registered to engage in legal practice in a foreign country or foreign countries;
- (f) any other particulars about the lawyer, partnership or other entity the law society considers should be included.
- (i) in this jurisdiction; and
- (ii) in any other jurisdictions in which it has an office, except if the law society 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.