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Registration as a Foreign Lawyer - Northern Territory

Description

You will need this registration if you intend to act as a foreign lawyer in the Northern Territory. A foreign lawyer is a legal practitioner properly registered or authorised to engage in legal practice in a foreign country by the foreign registration authority for the country. 

Registration as a foreign lawyer will not entitle you to practice Australian law, or appear in any court. This registration allows you to provide the following legal services in Australia:

  • 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 bodies other than courts being proceedings in which the body concerned is not required the rules of evidence and where knowledge of the law of the foreign country is deemed essential
  • legal services concerning consensual dispute resolution

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this registration you must:

  • be 18 years of age or older
  • be a foreign-registered legal practitioner
  • demonstrate an intention to engage in legal practice in Australia within a reasonable period after registration
  • not be subject to any special conditions concerning engagement in criminal, civil or discipline proceedings
  • not hold a cancelled or suspended registration as a result of disciplinary action
  • fulfil any other obligations and expectations required by the Agency
  • hold a current professional indemnity insurance policy.

Your qualifications and knowledge will be assessed to ensure that they meet the standards and conditions of a local lawyer.

Duration

Up to 1 year

Expiry

30 June

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
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Please check with the agency for information on fees to be submitted.

Forms

Act(s) name

Legal Profession Act 2006 Northern Territory

Regulation(s) name

Legal Profession Regulations 2007 Northern Territory

Administering agency

Law Society Northern Territory

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.