Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In these
Rules —
Australian law relating to the legal profession
means —
(a) the
Uniform Law, these Rules or the Legal Profession Uniform Law Act of a
participating jurisdiction, or
(b) a
corresponding law of a non‑participating jurisdiction, or
(c) a
previous corresponding law of any jurisdiction.
commencement day for a participating jurisdiction
means the day on which the relevant provision or provisions of the Uniform Law
come into operation in that jurisdiction.
corresponding disciplinary body , in relation to a
designated tribunal, has the same meaning as it has in section 461 of the
Uniform Law.
itemised bill means a bill that specifies in
detail how the legal costs are made up in a way so as to allow costs to be
assessed.
lump sum bill means a bill that describes the
legal services to which it relates and specifies the total amount of the legal
costs.
Uniform Law means the Legal Profession Uniform Law
as applied in a participating jurisdiction.
(2) A reference in
these Rules to the designated local regulatory authority , when used expressly
or impliedly in relation to a provision of the Uniform Law, is a reference to
the relevant designated local regulatory authority specified or described
under jurisdictional legislation for that provision.
(3) A reference in
these Rules to the designated tribunal, when used expressly or impliedly in
relation to a provision of the Uniform Law, is a reference to —
(a) the
relevant designated tribunal specified or described under jurisdictional
legislation for that provision, or
(b) a
member or officer so specified or described of such a court or tribunal.