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Legal Profession Act 2007
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### sec.5 Terms relating to lawyers
An Australian lawyer is a person who is admitted to the legal profession under this Act or a corresponding law.
A local lawyer is a person who is admitted to the legal profession under this Act, whether or not the person is also admitted under a corresponding law.
An interstate lawyer is a person who is admitted to the legal profession under a corresponding law, but not under this Act.
In this section—
this Act includes a previous Act.
(sec.5-ssec.1) An Australian lawyer is a person who is admitted to the legal profession under this Act or a corresponding law.
(sec.5-ssec.2) A local lawyer is a person who is admitted to the legal profession under this Act, whether or not the person is also admitted under a corresponding law.
(sec.5-ssec.3) An interstate lawyer is a person who is admitted to the legal profession under a corresponding law, but not under this Act.
(sec.5-ssec.4) In this section— this Act includes a previous Act.