Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATION 2007 (NO 27 OF 2007) - NOTES

(see s 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     Act

              •     ACT

              •     ADI

              •     Corporations Act

              •     entity

              •     under.

Note 3     Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Legal Profession Act 2006 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Legal Profession Act 2006, dict:

              •     Australian-registered foreign lawyer

              •     government lawyer

              •     interstate legal practitioner (see s 8)

              •     jurisdiction

              •     law firm

              •     law practice

              •     legal services

              •     licensing body

              •     local legal practitioner (see s 8)

              •     locally-registered foreign lawyer

              •     local practising certificate

              •     register of disciplinary action (see s 448)

              •     relevant council

              •     trust money

              •     unrestricted practising certificate.

"in-house lawyer"—see the Act, section 33 (3).

"named month "means 1 of the 12 named months of the year starting with January.

"notional amount", for division 6.8 (Statutory deposits)—see section 69.

"trust accounting year", for division 6.8 (Statutory deposits)—see section 69.

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Legal Profession Act 2006.

Dated 25 September 2007.

SIMON CORBELL
Minister

JOHN HARGREAVES
Minister

Australian Capital Territory

Legal Profession Regulation 2007

Subordinate Law SL2007-27