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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.6Terms relating to legal practitioners
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### sec.6 Terms relating to legal practitioners
An Australian legal practitioner is an Australian lawyer who holds a current local practising certificate or a current interstate practising certificate.
A local legal practitioner is an Australian lawyer who holds a current local practising certificate.
An interstate legal practitioner is an Australian lawyer who holds a current interstate practising certificate, but not a local practising certificate.
(sec.6-ssec.1) An Australian legal practitioner is an Australian lawyer who holds a current local practising certificate or a current interstate practising certificate.
(sec.6-ssec.2) A local legal practitioner is an Australian lawyer who holds a current local practising certificate.
(sec.6-ssec.3) An interstate legal practitioner is an Australian lawyer who holds a current interstate practising certificate, but not a local practising certificate.