Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to proceedings for the external administration (however expressed) of an incorporated legal practice, but does not apply to proceedings to which section 142 applies.
(2) The Law Society is entitled to intervene in the proceedings, unless the court decides the proceedings do not concern or affect the provision of legal services by the incorporated legal practice.
(3) The court may, when exercising its jurisdiction in the proceedings, have regard to the interests of the clients of the incorporated legal practice who have been or are to be provided with legal services by the practice.
(4) Subsection (3) does not authorise the court to make any decision that is contrary to a specific provision of any legislation applicable to the incorporated legal practice.