Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 - SECT 179

179 .         Applicant for local registration — show cause event

        (1)         This section applies if —

            (a)         a person is applying for registration as a foreign lawyer under this Act; and

            (b)         a show cause event in relation to the person happened, whether before or after the commencement of this section, after the person first became an overseas-registered foreign lawyer.

        (2)         As part of the application, the person must provide to the Board a written statement, in accordance with the regulations —

            (a)         about the show cause event; and

            (b)         explaining why, despite the show cause event, the person considers himself or herself to be a fit and proper person to be a locally registered foreign lawyer.

        (3)         However, a person need not provide a statement under subsection (2) if the person has previously provided to the Board a statement under this section, or a notice and statement under section 180, explaining why, despite the show cause event, the person considers himself or herself to be a fit and proper person to be a locally registered foreign lawyer.