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Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015
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#### 95 Register of financial interests
95 Register of financial interests
> > (1) A law practice must maintain a register of financial interests.
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> > (2) The register of financial interests must, in respect of each legal practitioner associate of the law practice, record the following—
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> > > (a) the full name and address of the associate,
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> > > (b) the name and other identifying particulars of any company, partnership, or other entity, in which the associate has a financial interest and which engages in any dealing with trust money received by the associate or the law practice, other than—
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> > > > (i) companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and
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> > > > (ii) shelf companies (companies that have already been registered but have not traded) maintained for sale.
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> > (3) A legal practitioner associate of the law practice must cause the details referred to in subrule (2)(b) to be disclosed in the register of financial interests as soon as practicable.
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> > (4) Subrules (1)–(3) do not apply to a barrister except to the extent a financial interest is relevant to the legal services provided by the barrister or a dealing with trust money occurs in the course of the work of a barrister.