Lawyers registered or authorised to practise the law of a foreign country must register to practise that law in the Australian Capital Territory. Exemptions to registration are available for limited practice.
Foreign lawyers are not entitled to practise Australian law or appear in any court, but registration allows provision of the following services:
- doing work concerning the law of a foreign country where the lawyer is registered or authorised by the foreign registration authority
- legal services concerning proceedings before non-court bodies where the rules of evidence are not required and knowledge of the law of the foreign country is deemed essential
- legal services concerning consensual dispute resolution
- legal services of a kind specified in the Uniform Rules.
