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Legal Profession Regulation 2017
sec.74Application of pt 3.6 of the Act to community legal services— Act , s 357
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### sec.74 Application of pt 3.6 of the Act to community legal services— Act , s 357
For section 357 (2) of the Act , part 3.6 of the Act , and this part, apply to a community legal service—
as if the community legal service were a law practice; and
in the manner stated in this section.
Under the Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997 , section 72 , part 3.6 of the Act does not apply to a Legal Aid lawyer performing the lawyer’s duties under that Act.
Each of the following is taken to be an associate of a law practice for subsection (1) —
an Australian legal practitioner who is an employee of a community legal service and, as an employee, is engaged in legal practice for the service;
an Australian legal practitioner who is not an employee of a community legal service but is a volunteer at the service and, as a volunteer, is engaged in legal practice for the service.
(sec.74-ssec.1) For section 357 (2) of the Act , part 3.6 of the Act , and this part, apply to a community legal service— as if the community legal service were a law practice; and in the manner stated in this section. Under the Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997 , section 72 , part 3.6 of the Act does not apply to a Legal Aid lawyer performing the lawyer’s duties under that Act.
(sec.74-ssec.2) Each of the following is taken to be an associate of a law practice for subsection (1) — an Australian legal practitioner who is an employee of a community legal service and, as an employee, is engaged in legal practice for the service; an Australian legal practitioner who is not an employee of a community legal service but is a volunteer at the service and, as a volunteer, is engaged in legal practice for the service.
- (a) as if the community legal service were a law practice; and
- (b) in the manner stated in this section.
- (a) an Australian legal practitioner who is an employee of a community legal service and, as an employee, is engaged in legal practice for the service;
- (b) an Australian legal practitioner who is not an employee of a community legal service but is a volunteer at the service and, as a volunteer, is engaged in legal practice for the service.