91ARelated entities for purposes of section 258

#### 91A Related entities for purposes of section 258 91A Related entities for purposes of section 258 > > (1) This rule specifies, for the purposes of section 258 of the Uniform Law, who is to be a related entity in relation to a law practice to which this rule applies. > > > > Note. > > > > In section 6(1) of the Uniform Law, paragraph (b) of the definition of related entity provides that these Rules may specify who is to be a related entity in relation to certain persons. > > > (2) This rule applies to a law practice that is— > > > > > (a) a sole practitioner, or > > > > > (b) a law firm, or > > > > > (c) a community legal service that is not a company, or > > > > > (d) an incorporated legal practice that is not a company, or > > > > > (e) an unincorporated legal practice. > > > (3) If the law practice is a body corporate, another body corporate is a related entity if the two are related bodies corporate. > > > (4) If the law practice is not a body corporate, a body corporate is a related entity to the law practice if any of the following paragraphs describes the relationship between the law practice and either the body corporate or a holding company of the body corporate— > > > > > (a) the law practice controls the composition of the board of the body corporate or holding company, or > > > > > (b) the law practice is in a position to cast, or control the casting of, more than one-half of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at a general meeting of the body corporate or holding company, or > > > > > (c) the law practice holds more than one-half of the issued share capital of the body corporate or holding company (excluding any part of that issued share capital that carries no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits or capital), or > > > > > (d) if there is a committee of, or other body having management of, the law practice, the body corporate or holding company controls the composition of that committee or other body, or > > > > > (e) if the law practice has meetings at which persons constituting the law practice vote on matters concerning the management of the law practice, the body corporate or holding company is in a position to cast, or control the casting of, more than one-half of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at such a meeting. > > > (5) In this rule— > > > > holding company has the same meaning as it has in the Corporations Act. > > > > related body corporate has the same meaning as it has in the Corporations Act. > > **rule 91A:** Ins 2018 (361), rule 5.