3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In these rules –

Act means the Legal Profession Act 2007 ;

approve means approve in writing and approval has a corresponding meaning;

Bar means the Tasmanian Bar;

Bar Council means the Council of the Bar;

barrister – see section 4(1) of the Act;

barrister's practising certificate means a local practising certificate as a barrister (not as a barrister and solicitor);

court-orientated work means court attendances in a court or tribunal in Tasmania, as well as the conferences and other preparatory work required for such attendances;

junior barrister means a barrister of not less than 5 years' standing in practice;

master means a barrister who is mentoring and supervising a pupil;

model rules means the Australian Bar Association model rules developed by the Australian Bar Association –

(a) as made by the Legal Services Council on 26 May 2015 under section 419 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law, as set out in Schedule 1 to the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 of Victoria; and

(b) containing provisions designated as the Legal Profession Conduct Rules in respect of barristers under the Legal Profession Uniform Law, as applied in New South Wales under the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 of that State;

nominal period, of pupillage, means 24 months;

means give notice in writing;