Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 (NO. 25 OF 2006) - SECT 306

For this part—

        (a)     anything done or omitted by, to or in relation to—

              (i)     an Australian legal practitioner; or

              (ii)     an Australian-registered foreign lawyer (except for section 284 (4) (Conditional costs agreements involving uplift fees) or for any provision of this part prescribed by regulation for this section);

in the course of acting on behalf of a law practice is taken to have been done or omitted by, to or in relation to the practice; and

        (b)     without limiting paragraph (a), the law practice is taken to become or be aware of, or to have a belief about, any matter if—

              (i)     an Australian legal practitioner; or

              (ii)     an Australian-registered foreign lawyer (except for section 284 (4) or for any provision of this part prescribed by regulation for this section);

becomes or is aware of, or has a belief as to, the matter in the course of acting on behalf of the practice.