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8 Terms relating to legal practitioners Australian legal practitioner means an Australian lawyer who holds a local practising certificate or interstate practising certificate. interstate legal practitioner means an Australian lawyer who holds an interstate practising certificate, but not a local practising local legal practitioner means an Australian lawyer who holds a local

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