Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) An incorporated
legal practice commits an offence if a disqualified person —
(a) is
an officer or employee of the incorporated legal practice (whether or not the
person provides legal services) or is an officer or employee of a related body
corporate; or
(b) is a
partner of the incorporated legal practice in a business that includes the
provision of legal services; or
(c)
shares the receipts, revenue or other income arising from the provision of
legal services by the incorporated legal practice; or
(d) is
engaged or paid in connection with the provision of legal services by the
incorporated legal practice.
Penalty: a fine of $15 000.
(2) The failure of a
legal practitioner director of an incorporated legal practice to ensure that
the practice complies with subsection (1) is capable of constituting
unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct.