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In these rules –
act includes omission;
Act means the Legal Profession Act 1993 ;
[Rule 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 56, Applied:01 Oct 2020]
approved means approved by the Council;
[Rule 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 56, Applied:01 Oct 2020]
client includes a person by whom, or on whose behalf, money for investment is advanced to, or held by, a firm;
[Rule 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 56, Applied:01 Oct 2020]
[Rule 3 Amended by No. 42 of 2001, Sched. 2, Applied:15 Jul 2001] corporation means a corporation within the meaning of the Corporations Act;
[Rule 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 56, Applied:01 Oct 2020]
disbursements means any fees, costs or charges other than those incurred by a practitioner for advice given, or work done, by another practitioner who is a partner of, or employed by, the same practice as the practitioner;
[Rule 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 56, Applied:01 Oct 2020]
[Rule 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 56, Applied:01 Oct 2020] Executive Director means the Executive Director of the Law Society;
[Rule 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 56, Applied:01 Oct 2020] firm means –
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(a) an Australian legal practitioner who is a sole practitioner; or
(c) a multi-disciplinary partnership; or
(d) an incorporated legal practice –
where at least one person holds a practising certificate issued by the Law Society;
lease includes an agreement for lease;
litigation loan agreement means an agreement between a client, a lending institution and a practitioner to provide the client with money to pay the legal costs of the practitioner in relation to the conduct of litigation for or on behalf of the client;
money for investment means money received or held by a firm or fund operator on behalf of an investor as –
(a) money borrowed by the firm or fund operator; or
(b) money received or held for application in the acquisition of any securities that are to be held –
(i) beneficially by or for the firm or fund operator; or
(ii) by any person for an investor;
partnership includes a limited partnership;
practise means to practise as a barrister or legal practitioner;
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