New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 104

104 Notice of intention to engage in or terminate legal practice

(1) If an entity intends to engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction as a law practice to which this Division applies, it must give the designated local regulatory authority a notice of that intention within the period specified in the Uniform Rules.

(2) An entity must not engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction as a law practice to which this Division applies if it has not given the designated local regulatory authority the notice required under subsection (1).

Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

(3) If a law practice to which this Division applies ceases to engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction, it must give the designated local regulatory authority a notice of that fact within the period specified in the Uniform Rules.

Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

(4) The Uniform Rules may make provision for determining whether and when an entity ceases to engage in legal practice in this jurisdiction.

(5) To be effective, a notice under this section must comply with and be given in accordance with the Uniform Rules. In particular, the Uniform Rules may--

(a) specify the period within which a notice must be given; and

(b) provide for a notice to be given on behalf of an entity.

(6) A notice given by an entity under subsection (1) operates until it gives notice under subsection (3).