Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) The Board may
enter into arrangements ( “ jurisdiction protocols” ) with
regulatory authorities of other jurisdictions about determining —
(a) the
jurisdiction in which an Australian lawyer engages in legal practice
principally or can reasonably expect to engage in legal practice principally;
or
(b) the
circumstances in which an arrangement under which an Australian legal
practitioner practises in a jurisdiction —
(i)
can be regarded as being of a temporary nature; or
(ii)
ceases to be of a temporary nature;
or
(c) the
circumstances in which an Australian legal practitioner can reasonably expect
to engage in legal practice principally in a jurisdiction during the currency
of an Australian practising certificate.
(2) For the purposes
of this Act, and to the extent that the jurisdiction protocols are relevant, a
matter referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) is to be
determined in accordance with the protocols.
(3) The Board may
enter into arrangements that amend, revoke or replace a jurisdiction protocol.
(4) A jurisdiction
protocol does not have effect in this jurisdiction unless it is embodied or
identified in the regulations.