Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) In this Act:
"legal practitioner director", of an incorporated legal practice, means a director of the legal practice who is an Australian legal practitioner holding an unrestricted practising certificate.
"legal practitioner partner", of a multidisciplinary partnership, means a partner of the partnership who is an Australian legal practitioner holding an unrestricted practising certificate.
(2) In this part:
"corporation" means—
(a) a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act; or
(b) any other corporation prescribed by regulation.
"director"—
(a) of a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act—means a director as defined in that Act, section 9; or
(b) of any other corporation prescribed by regulation—means a person prescribed by regulation.
"disqualified person" means any of the following people whether the thing that has happened to the person happened before or after the commencement of this part:
(a) a person whose name has (whether or not at the person's own request) been removed from an Australian roll and who has not subsequently been admitted or readmitted to the legal profession under this Act or a corresponding law;
(b) a person whose Australian practising certificate has been suspended or cancelled under this Act or a corresponding law and who, because of the cancellation, is not an Australian legal practitioner or in relation to whom the suspension has not finished;
(c) a person who has been refused a renewal of an Australian practising certificate under this Act or a corresponding law, and to whom an Australian practising certificate has not been granted at a later time;
(d) a person who is the subject of an order under this Act or a corresponding law prohibiting a law practice from employing or paying the person in connection with the relevant practice;
(e) a person who is the subject of an order under this Act or a corresponding Act prohibiting an Australian legal practitioner from being a partner of the person in a business that includes the provision of legal services;
(f) a person who is the subject of an order under section 123 (Disqualification from managing incorporated legal practice) or section 148 (Prohibition on multidisciplinary partnerships with certain partners who are not Australian legal practitioners) or under provisions of a corresponding law that correspond to section 123 or section 148.
"officer"—
(a) of a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act—means an officer as defined in that Act, section 9; or
(b) of any other corporation prescribed by regulation—means a person prescribed by regulation.
"professional obligations", of an Australian legal practitioner, include—
(a) duties to the Supreme Court; and
(b) obligations in relation to conflicts of interest; and
(c) duties to clients, including disclosure; and
(d) ethical rules required to be observed by the practitioner.
"related body corporate" means—
(a) for a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act—a related body corporate within the meaning of that Act, section 50; or
(b) for any other corporation prescribed by regulation—a person prescribed by regulation.