Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 168

168 Form of practice

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

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

(b) in partnership with 1 or more Australian-registered foreign lawyers or 1 or more Australian legal practitioners, or both, 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 director or employee of an incorporated legal practice or a partner or employee of a multi-disciplinary partnership that is permitted by a law of this jurisdiction; or

(d) as an employee of an Australian legal practitioner or law firm in circumstances where, if the Australian-registered foreign lawyer were an Australian legal practitioner, the employment would be permitted under a law of this jurisdiction; or

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

(2) An affiliation mentioned in subsection (1) (b) to (e) does not entitle the Australian-registered foreign lawyer to practise Australian law in this jurisdiction.