sec.325SMeaning of consideration for s 325R

### sec.325S Meaning of consideration for s 325R Consideration , for a claim referral or potential claim referral, means a fee or other benefit given for the claim referral or potential claim referral but does not include a gift, other than money, or hospitality if the gift or hospitality has a value of $200 or less. To remove any doubt, it is declared that consideration does not include— a payment or other benefit, not for a claim referral or potential claim referral, to— a community legal service; or a registered industrial organisation; or a registered entity within the meaning of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cwlth) ; or a school association; or a sporting association; or legal services provided pro bono by an associate of a law practice to a community legal service an amount given by a claimant for a service provided to the claimant as part of making a claim including, for example, an amount for legal costs. In this section— community legal service see the Legal Profession Act 2007 , schedule 2 . school association means— an association under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 ; or for a non-State school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 —an association of parents and friends formed for the school. sporting association means an association formed and operated on a not-for-profit basis for the purpose of conducting a sporting activity. s 325S ins 2022 No. 13 s 60 amd 2024 No. 40 s 65 sch 1 (sec.325S-ssec.1) Consideration , for a claim referral or potential claim referral, means a fee or other benefit given for the claim referral or potential claim referral but does not include a gift, other than money, or hospitality if the gift or hospitality has a value of $200 or less. (sec.325S-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that consideration does not include— a payment or other benefit, not for a claim referral or potential claim referral, to— a community legal service; or a registered industrial organisation; or a registered entity within the meaning of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cwlth) ; or a school association; or a sporting association; or legal services provided pro bono by an associate of a law practice to a community legal service an amount given by a claimant for a service provided to the claimant as part of making a claim including, for example, an amount for legal costs. (sec.325S-ssec.3) In this section— community legal service see the Legal Profession Act 2007 , schedule 2 . school association means— an association under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 ; or for a non-State school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 —an association of parents and friends formed for the school. sporting association means an association formed and operated on a not-for-profit basis for the purpose of conducting a sporting activity. - (a) a payment or other benefit, not for a claim referral or potential claim referral, to— (i) a community legal service; or (ii) a registered industrial organisation; or (iii) a registered entity within the meaning of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cwlth) ; or (iv) a school association; or (v) a sporting association; or Example— legal services provided pro bono by an associate of a law practice to a community legal service - (i) a community legal service; or - (ii) a registered industrial organisation; or - (iii) a registered entity within the meaning of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cwlth) ; or - (iv) a school association; or - (v) a sporting association; or - (b) an amount given by a claimant for a service provided to the claimant as part of making a claim including, for example, an amount for legal costs. - (i) a community legal service; or - (ii) a registered industrial organisation; or - (iii) a registered entity within the meaning of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cwlth) ; or - (iv) a school association; or - (v) a sporting association; or - (a) an association under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 ; or - (b) for a non-State school under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017 —an association of parents and friends formed for the school.