New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 70

70 Form of practice

(1) An Australian-registered foreign lawyer may (subject to any conditions attaching to the foreign lawyer's Australian registration certificate) practise foreign law--

(a) on the foreign lawyer's own account; or

(b) as a partner in a law firm; or

(ba) in a partnership with one or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers in circumstances where, if the Australian-registered foreign lawyer were an Australian legal practitioner, the partnership would be permitted under a law of this jurisdiction; or

(c) as a volunteer at a community legal service or otherwise on a pro bono basis; or

(d) as a partner, director, officer or employee of an incorporated legal practice or unincorporated legal practice; or

(e) as an employee of a law practice; or

(f) as an employee of an Australian-registered foreign lawyer.

(2) This section does not entitle the Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in this jurisdiction.