13Direction related to tied work

13  Direction related to tied work

 (1) If an entity (including a tied provider) obtains tied work, it must obtain the work in accordance with this Part.

 (2) An entity may obtain tied work from:

 (a) a tied provider of that work; or

 (b) a legal services provider who:

 (i) is not a tied provider of that work; but

 (ii) has been approved to undertake the work in accordance with section 18; or

 (c) if the Office of Parliamentary Counsel has arranged for another legal services provider to undertake tied drafting work—that provider.

 (3) In addition, a tied provider may, for the work in respect of which it is a tied provider, obtain tied work from a legal services provider briefed in their capacity as counsel or another legal expert.

Note: For subsection (3), the counsel or other legal expert does not need to be approved under section 18.